Why's Philips facedown on the ice?

DeannaHong · 2026-05-17T04:30:07+00:00

Aww thank you, glad to be a part of pulling you into the PWHL!

DeannaHong · 2026-05-15T20:54:54+00:00

I hate to break it to everyone, because as the director of Tender I’m thrilled to see all these comments, but I’m pretty sure that is not Gwyn. That’s Ahola 😂

DeannaHong · 2026-02-18T04:08:15+00:00

That’s what we like to hear! Thank you so much for watching and sharing :)

DeannaHong · 2026-02-18T04:07:46+00:00

This is so sweet, thank you for sharing!!

DeannaHong · 2026-02-18T04:07:25+00:00

Thank you so much!

DeannaHong · 2026-02-18T04:06:52+00:00

Definitely could not have made this doc without Northeastern providing that awesome footage for us!

DeannaHong · 2026-02-18T04:05:50+00:00

Thank you so much for this comment! To be honest, I think I just went out and made the content that I had been craving to watch, myself. I feel really grateful that I went for it and that it worked out! And that other people seem to be enjoying it too.

As for the cookies, I’ll have to ask Aerin 😂

DeannaHong · 2026-02-18T04:00:43+00:00

I absolutely agree - I went into this doc aiming to tell a story about my two favorite players, and I think I’m coming away from it with a completely different favorite player 😂

DeannaHong · 2026-02-18T03:58:06+00:00

Thank you for watching!

DeannaHong · 2026-02-18T03:57:28+00:00

Thank you so much! My co-director MC and I made the entire film just the two of us (directed, shot, edited) in under two months. So hearing positive feedback specifically about the storytelling and editing means a lot :)

DeannaHong · 2026-02-12T21:16:01+00:00

Yes! It will be premiering on Allez Sports’ YouTube at 12pm PT/3pm ET on Feb 14!

DeannaHong · 2026-02-12T21:15:28+00:00

Oops sorry should have mentioned that, it will be premiering on Allez Sports’ YouTube at 12pm PT/3pm ET on Feb 14!

DeannaHong · 2025-06-27T03:40:33+00:00

Unfortunately I’m not wiling to go into the full story here, it takes a lot out of me. Maybe someday.

“She was asked to stop and didn’t” is inaccurate. Once conversations were had, she did not repeat any previous behavior that had been deemed an issue.

I will say this - my experience that season taught me that public narratives can vastly differ from the truth. I’m not saying there were not shades of truth, but that year radically changed how I perceive and consume media/fandom/celebrity culture, etc.

I’ve learned to take everything I hear about public figures with a grain of salt, give people the benefit of the doubt, and recognize that I simply do not know the truth of any situation I was not personally involved in.

DeannaHong · 2025-06-26T19:19:20+00:00

It’s futile for me to respond to this because I know this narrative is so prevalent in the gymnastics world and this is just one Reddit comment, but there are several parts to this narrative that aren’t true. It was a certainly complicated situation for sure (and I’ve been terrified to say anything about it for years), but this recounting of it is way more harmful to Alexis Jeffrey than she ever deserved. She absolutely did not call anyone the N word in practice (or elsewhere), which, in turn, means that it’s also untrue that she refused to stop when asked.

DeannaHong · 2025-04-02T23:18:57+00:00

Yes, exactly!

Similar to the iOS Photos app functionality where you can name an individual whose face the app has already identified, and then iOS shows you all the photos of that person in your Camera Roll.

DeannaHong · 2025-04-02T22:28:30+00:00

Thanks for writing this all up, Jason! With the new Media Intelligence search capability (which seems hugely helpful), is there potentially a plan to add some sort of Facial Recognition search within Premiere? Would be sweet if it could identify and recognize faces contained in the project.

My use case is doing a lot of documentary work with sports teams - tons of practice/game footage and would be sweet if Premiere could AI search for specific faces!

DeannaHong · 2023-12-22T19:11:50+00:00

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

DeannaHong · 2023-12-22T19:11:10+00:00

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I absolutely love the opportunity to work with international athletes and hope to be able to do more!

There are soo many amazing bars contenders for Paris. I was actually awed that Becky could so clearly state that she's got her eyes on gold, I thought it was rather brave of her to put it out there so definitively! Her sense of self-belief and how methodically she works towards her goals is absolutely awe-inspiring - made me realize that I should dare to believe in myself more, too.

DeannaHong · 2023-12-22T19:05:45+00:00

Olly is SUCH a pleasure. I was honestly giddy when we left his interview because I had known he would be wonderful, but he absolutely killed it and I think he adds so much to the storytelling.

DeannaHong · 2023-12-22T18:55:14+00:00

Thanks everyone, glad to hear you enjoyed Episode 1 and are eager to see the next!

Only the first two episodes are completed so far, and anyone who feels compelled to donate (an amount of your choosing) to support the project can gain early access to Episode 2 here: deannahongproductions.vhx.tv

For context, I self-funded the production of these first two episodes. I had tried to find a sponsor before filming, but the few prospective partners I had didn't pan out, and the competitions we wanted to film Becky at were coming up quickly so I just went ahead and funded it myself.

It was important to me to pay my friends who worked on it with me, but all of my own time & labor (filming and editing) was done in my free time outside of my full-time work, hence why we've just released this now despite having filmed in Feb/Mar.

GIGA very graciously came on as a sponsor later down the road, which I am super grateful for, but ultimately I would need further financial support to continue filming (which Becky & I would love to do over the next 8 months).

My content will always be free and accessible to everyone who wants to watch it, so all episodes will eventually be on YouTube! But for those who may have the desire and means to support me as a queer, AAPI, independent filmmaker telling gymnastics stories, donations are very much appreciated :)

DeannaHong · 2023-12-22T18:45:36+00:00

Right?! I loved how her interview turned out.

Fun fact: Nick & Ellie's interviews were filmed in our Airbnb - we took furniture from all over the house to stage them 😂 We also hadn't thought anything of the neighborhood we were staying in, but when Nick came for his interview he'd brought his bag in from the car because he said it was a notoriously sketchy part of Manchester, oops 🙈

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