SOLOMON

KEALI’IHO’OMALU

PAGADUAN

CHANG

FILMMAKER

SCREENWRITER

COMMUNITY EDUCATOR

Keali’iho’omalu means, “the warrior who brings home peace.”

Growing up in the multicultural Bay Area, Solomon learned how to become a multi-hyphenate warrior by joining local organizations including Oakland Kajukenbo Kwoon, Destiny Arts Center, Youth Radio (YR Media) and Tatu Vision. The last of which was the focus of his first documentary production: a half-hour highlighting Tatu Vision’s grassroots model of building community & fostering collective freedom through hip hop arts.

Through UCLA’s Film, Television & Digital Media program, he studied the crafts of filmmaking and comedy writing as a means of flipping the script on how his communities are typically seen. Wielding his wit and his why, he began penning screenplays showcasing the humanity and humor of Filipino and Chinese Hawaiian families like his own.

As his “home” extended to the East Coast, he expanded his work. Teaching political education workshops to cultivate young leaders, and co-creating storytelling initiatives to foreground fellow warriors fighting across interlocking diasporas & movements. With every project and collaboration he’s a part of, Solomon Keali’iho’omalu Pagaduan Chang strives to bring more peace to the communities he calls home.

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The ATL Cultural Workers' Archive
The ATL Cultural Workers' Archive

An oral history project by ATL Radical Art amplifying the voices of cultural workers and activists in Atlanta’s artistic ecosystem – centering the lived experiences of community leaders working towards a larger collective vision of liberation and solidarity through their respective passions.

An oral history project by ATL Radical Art amplifying the voices of cultural workers and activists in Atlanta’s artistic ecosystem – centering the lived experiences of community leaders working towards a larger collective vision of liberation and solidarity through their respective passions.

Featuring: Jawahir Kamil, Adell Doghaimat, Latifa Awad & Jonathan Peraza Campos

Photographed, Produced & Edited by: Solomon Chang in collaboration with ATL Radical Art

Filmed: Atlanta, Georgia (2025)

"Normal" (Episode 1 of The Weather Inside)
"Normal" (Episode 1 of The Weather Inside)

"Normal" is the opening act of The Weather Inside, a 5-part original music video series created by 2Chang. Chased down the hallways of his own mind, jonnychang must find a way to escape a formidable trio of masked spirits.

"Normal" is the opening act of The Weather Inside, a 5-part original music video series created by 2Chang. Chased down the hallways of his own mind, jonnychang must find a way to escape a formidable trio of masked spirits.

Directed by: Solomon Chang

Music Written, Produced & Performed by: jonnychang Original Concept by: 2Chang

Executive Producers: 2Chang and Kimmie Kim

Director of Photography: Sela Pierce

Crew: Erick Grajeda & Rania Ali

Cast: Phoebe Brady, Grace Schafer Perry, Ikaika Gunderson, & jonnychang

Filmed: Los Angeles (2022)

Shot on Eastman Kodak 500T Color Negative 35mm Film.

Tatu Vision: Building a Community from the Ground Up
Tatu Vision: Building a Community from the Ground Up

Meet the leaders of Tatu Vision! An Oakland-based grassroots organization utilizing hip hop arts as a vehicle for social change, youth entrepreneurship and community empowerment. In this half-hour documentary, these young artists activists share their ten-step model for building a community from the ground up.

Meet the leaders of Tatu Vision! A grassroots organization in Oakland, California utilizing hip hop arts as a vehicle for social change, youth entrepreneurship and community empowerment. In this half-hour documentary, these young artists activists share their ten-step model for building a community from the ground up.

Feauturing: Jada Imani & Tatu Vision

Photographed, Produced & Edited by: Solomon Chang

Filmed: Oakland, California (2018)

We Are Still Here
We Are Still Here

Featuring: Liz Lee, Gina Joon Park, Karina George, Spike Slater, Shirley Shabnam, Binh Nguyen, Ari Quan & Farha Reshamwala

Photographed, Produced & Edited by: Solomon Chang

Filmed: Atlanta, Georgia (2025)

BlackStar Film Festival: The Daily Jawn Spotlights
BlackStar Film Festival: The Daily Jawn Spotlights

A series of reels showcasing incredible filmmakers participating in the 2022 BlackStar Film Festival — featured across BlackStar’s socials and as part of their “The Daily Jawn” evening variety talk show!

A series of reels showcasing incredible filmmakers participating in the 2022 BlackStar Film Festival — featured across BlackStar’s socials and as part of their “The Daily Jawn” evening variety talk show!

Featuring: Lendl Tellington, D’Lo, Jo Rochelle, Letia Solomon, Rea Tajiri, Jasmine Lynea

Photographed, Produced & Edited by: Solomon Chang, in collaboration with BlackStar

Filmed: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2022)

Over Rice Creative Collective
Over Rice Creative Collective

In 2021, Aminah Hanif-Cruz, Sruchi Patel and I co-founded a creative collective called Over Rice, with the intention of holding space for Asian American and Pacific Islander artists to connect and collaborate during the pandemic.

In 2021, Aminah Hanif-Cruz, Sruchi Patel and I co-founded a creative collective called Over Rice, with the intention of holding space for Asian American and Pacific Islander artists to connect and collaborate during the pandemic.

Photographed, Produced & Edited by: Solomon Chang

Filmed: Los Angeles, California (2021)

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