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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, create useful and unique websites, and invent new ways to combine our interests at Tripfilms.

But enough about us, Tripfilms is about the filmmakers and their films.

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  • 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?

  • Jamay Liu

    jamay liu
    Hometown
    Newton, MA - "the safest city in the country"
    Position
    Producer
    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 and a little bit of english.
    Favorite Travel Memory
    No spectacular landscape for now but unforgettable emotions with my friends.
    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.

  • Leslie Tu

    Hometown
    state college, pa, usa (b. palo alto, ca)
    Position
    designer (très funny)
    Education
    ba, ancient greek, wellesley college (wellesley, ma); ms, information sciences & technology, penn state university (university park, pa)
    About me in exactly 5 words
    function/ follows form/ follows feeling/
    Favorite TripFilms Videos
    Brighton Beach; Will and Floor’s Farm; Super-Touristy Atlanta
    5 songs from your  iPod  iTunes playlist
    "going to california" , led zeppelin; "fast car", tracy chapman; "o valencia!", the decemberists; "my wandering days are over", belle & sebastian; "you’re gonna make me lonesome when you go", bob dylan
    Languages
    english; conversational mandarin; prosaic french; ancient greek; quoted latin
    Favorite Travel Memory
    (among many others) writing wish-you-were-here postcards at the curb, by the light of a street lamp, in a quiet Toronto neighborhood one summer. was my first un-supervised road trip with a friend, just out of high school, the thrill of open roads newly thrilling.
    Worst Travel Mishap
    so i caused a minor incident at a greek orthodox easter service in corfu one year. a keen interest in the festivities of holy week apparently did not warrant closer viewing to a curious tourist (via the queue for communion). the interruption kind of derailed a uniquely important service, but got me a lecture (of sorts) from all of the clergy.
    Why I work at Tripfilms
    the office with a view (see above); the improving & fun (if *complicated*) team dynamics (see above)

  • 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.
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