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We are a group of friends who live in New York City. We all like to explore new places, watch movies, and create useful and unique websites that combine our interests.

In July, 2007, we launched Tripfilms, a travel website that brings destinations to life through video.

We think that short videos about where to eat, where to stay, and what to do are the best way to preview a place before you go. The real travelers in our community have uploaded thousands of authentic, informative, and inspiring videos about hundreds of destinations so that you can explore the world through Tripfilms.

Why upload your videos to Tripfilms? Besides sharing your travel stories and tips with friends, family, and other travelers, we’ll give you one point you can apply to rewards every time your videos are watched. Also, our top contributors get to travel on us as TripVloggers. If you don’t know how to edit videos, that’s okay. Upload unedited clips from your digital camera and add helpful and fun on-screen text using our video annotation tool.

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For more info, check out our FAQ and press mentions, or contact us. We’d love to hear from you.

  • Tony Cheng

    tony cheng
    Hometown
    Houston, Texas
    Position
    CEO
    Education
    B.S. Chemical Engineering Cornell; MBA Harvard Business School
    About me in exactly 5 words
    I can’t believe I’m 36.
    Favorite TripFilms Videos
    Dumpling Man; Mayhem on Mulberry; Checkpoint Charlie; Miles’ Story
    5 songs from your iPod
    "Rock you like a Hurricane", The Scorpions; "More than a Feeling", Boston; "Say It Right", Nelly Furtado; "Rapper’s Delight", Sugar Hill Gang; "Nessun Dorma", East Village Opera Company
    Languages
    English, Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese
    Favorite Travel Memory
    Renting a crappy boat with a 2 Horsepower outboard motor in Hvar, Croatia and helping my wife land a beautiful and tasty mackerel using only an old-fashioned hand spool and lure.
    Worst Travel Mishap
    The night before I was supposed to visit Taiwan back in 2000, I noticed that my passport was expired. I really felt stupid. Because I live in New York, I was able to get my passport renewed in a single day.
    Why I work at Tripfilms
    I think high quality online travel videos will be big.

  • Alyssa Cheng

    Hometown
    Whittier, California
    Position
    Lead Investor
    Education
    Undergrad at UCLA, Master of Public Health from Harvard, no degree but having fun taking classes at Fashion Institute of Technology and Alliance Française in New York City.
    About me in exactly 5 words
    Always exploring, efficient, busy bee
    I’ve lived in
    West Coast, East Coast, and nowhere in-between.
    5 songs from your iPod
    "4 in the Morning", Gwen Stefani; "Nice", Duran Duran; Tasogare, Pe’z; "Mr. Brightside", The Killers; "Mama Said Knock You Out", LL Cool J; "By the Sea", from the Musical Sweeney Todd
    Languages
    English and a little French
    Favorite Travel Memory
    Hiking to the top of Mt Kurodake during the color-drenched fall season in Sounkyo, Hokkaido capturing a spectacular view of snow-capped mountains on the far side of the peak.
    Worst Travel Mishap
    Severe week long body rash in China while traveling as a young teenager on group tour with my family. Need I say more?

  • Luc Pezet

    luc pezet
    Hometown
    Martigues, France
    Position
    CTO
    Education
    MS in Computer Engineering
    About me in exactly 5 words
    There’s gotta be a way
    Favorite TripFilms Videos
    Getting to JFK; Floooze in Barcelona - Montjuic; Gava Says Eat Here;
    5 songs from your iPod
    "Free Bird", Lynyrd Skynyrd; "Angels on the Moon", Thriving Ivory; "Prayer of the Refugee", Rise Against; "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Green Day; "Soy Bomb", Honest Bob and the Factory-to-Dealer Incentives
    Languages
    English, French and words of Spanish, Polish and Japanese (work in progress)
    Favorite Travel Memory
    During a road-trip in Italy, we ended up in a B&B late at night. They reserved a table for us at their friend’s restaurant. The meal was 20 Euros per person and lasted 3 hours. It was the best meal I’ve ever had (5 courses or so), the B&B was excellent, the whole town was pure awesomeness.
    Why I work at Tripfilms
    Exciting experience, awesome team and a Chipotle next door.

  • Jamay Liu

    jamay liu
    Hometown
    Newton, MA - "the safest city in the country"
    Position
    Product Manager
    Education
    Brown University, '05 (Biology and Computer Science)
    About me in exactly 5 words
    I try to avoid definition
    Favorite TripFilms Videos
    Sullivan Street Bakery; Dog Walkers; Super-Touristy Atlanta;
    5 songs from your iPod
    The first 5 from Shuffle Songs: "The Whole World", Outkast; "Cities", Talking Heads; "Anyone, Anyone", Dashboard Confessional; "Solid Sender", Sex Mob; "Print this!", Mattias IA Ellundh
    Languages
    English, Mandarin
    Favorite Travel Memory
    Most recently, kayaking 32 kilometers through the Gorges de l'Ardeche in Provence with the Tripfilms team.
    Worst Travel Mishap
    Getting flashed by a very greasy-looking man in a blue suit, while walking by myself up the path to Piazzale Michaelangelo in Florence... it was such a bizarre experience that I sometimes wonder if I imagined it!
    Why I work at Tripfilms
    I like trips and I like films. Plus, we do cool things together like climb mountains and go to McDonalds.

  • Jérôme Simmonds

    Jerome Simmonds
    Hometown
    Lille (France)
    Position
    Software Engineer
    Education
    French diplomas equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in computer science (University of Sciences and Technology of Lille).
    About me in exactly 5 words
    The most complicated man ever (Leslie says it's arrogant, but i'm sorry, not in french).
    Favorite TripFilms Videos
    Dry Tortugas National Park; Getting Wild in Country Club Land; and of course the Denisse Wolf videos...
    5 songs from your iPod
    No iPod (that sucks), but an iRiver and a Cowon iAudio. "Waltz of the flowers" (from the Nutcracker ballet), Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovski; "Lullaby", The Cure; "Odissey To Anyoona", Jam & Spoon; "Ruhe (Humate Remix)", Schiller; "How Fortunate The Man With None", Dead Can Dance.
    Languages
    French, English with awesome french accent
    Favorite Travel Memory
    No spectacular landscape for now but unforgettable emotions with my friends. Edit (10/2008): Western US.
    I could be anywhere right now, I'd be
    In Polynesia (southern Pacific Ocean), on a wild, desert, and quiet beach with clear blue water and deep blue sky.
    Why I work at Tripfilms
    I needed money to pay my rent and to buy food. And also a little bit because the project is exciting, the way to work interesting, and the team is really cool.

  • Kelley Ferro

    kelley ferro
    Hometown
    Woodstock, Vermont
    Position
    Producer/Filmmaker/Host
    Education
    BA in English at Tufts University
    About me in exactly 5 words
    Love Ocean, Sky & In Between
    Favorite TripFilms Videos
    Olympic Camping; Things to Do Machu Picchu; Destination Unknown-Goa, India, Vagator Beach
    5 songs from your iPod playlist
    "Mysterious Ways" , U2; "Happy Hour", Ligabue; "Viva la Vida", Coldplay; "Come Fly With Me", Frank Sinatra; "Only the Good Die Young", Billy Joel
    Languages
    English, French, Italian
    Favorite Travel Memory
    I love all of it, even the airports. Road tripping around the Italian countryside with friends is high up there. So is sailing in the Greek islands. I felt like Odysseus.
    Worst Travel Mishap
    All the mishaps turn out to be some of the best stories... But if I have to choose, food poisoning week 1 with my very excited New Zealand host family or losing my luggage in the Galapagos and having only an "I love Boobies*" tshirt to wear for a week (*Blue Footed Boobies).
    Why I work at Tripfilms
    Because I get to be traveling everyday and TF is just awesome.

  • Kyle Smith

    kyle smith
    Hometown
    Danville, California
    Position
    Marketing
    Education
    B.A. Political Science, University of California San Diego (UCSD)
    About me in exactly 5 words
    California native, New York transplant.
    Favorite TripFilms Videos
    A Traveler's Footprint; Edinburgh Fringe Festival Highlights;
    5 songs from your iPod playlist
    "Same Thing" , Flobots; "El Scorcho", Weezer; "Invincible", Ok Go; "Collie Man", Slightly Stoopid; "The General", Dispatch
    Languages
    English
    Favorite Travel Memory
    Hitch-hiking back to our hostel in Kanchanaburi, Thailand after missing the bus back from Erawan Falls. The nice Thai guys who gave us a ride even bought us dinner.
    If I could be anywhere right now, I’d be
    Floating the river in Viang Vien.
    Why I work at Tripfilms
    No breweries were looking for a beer tester.
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