BelaMoanaHoward
a.k.a. BEM0
Multidisciplinary Artist / Filmmaker / Director of Photography / Editor
A multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker from New York City, working across the United States and internationally. His work spans video, photography, sculpture, object design and apparel, shifting between analog and digital process. He approaches every project as something worth keeping, choosing craft and cultural integrity over trends. Founder of Constant Threat Studios, a production studio focused on preserving legacy media and techniques, and putting them to work in distinctive modern productions.
Selected Work
- 2026See Me Later — Son of JojoMusic videoDirector, cinematographer, editor. Shot in Tokyo
- 2025BABY CARRIAGE — BFMGMusic videoDirector, cinematographer, editor
- 2024REARRANGE DAT — Mt. Smoke feat. OWLS END, Finessa, Jay IndigoMusic videoDirector, cinematographer, editor
- 2024LIFEMASKSculpturePlaster lifecast mask
![LIFEMASK, plaster lifecast of the upper face]()
Fig. 1 Plaster cast ![LIFEMASK detail, brow and bridge piercing]()
Fig. 2 Detail - Medium
- Plaster lifecast
- Cast
- Upper face
- Date
- September 2024
- 2024AbsolvedObject and brand designCAD-modelled, hand-poured soap bar
![Absolved soap bar, CAD model]()
Fig. 1 CAD model ![Absolved hand-poured charcoal soap bar]()
Fig. 2 Soap bar - Soap
- Goat’s milk × charcoal
- Scent
- Egyptian musk
- Process
- Modelled in CAD, hand poured
- 2023–24PRESSEDPhotographic seriesFlatbed scanner self-portraits with applied colour. 49 frames. Published November 2025
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49Swipe for moreOpen gallery >> - 20235AM in the Astral — Jay Indigo x Mt. SmokeMusic videoDirector, cinematographer, editor
- 2023Backwoods — Jay IndigoMusic videoDirector, cinematographer, editor
Music VideosWatch on YouTube
Objects & SculptureOpen a piece for photos
Experience
- 2025–Founder, Constant Threat StudiosHybrid analog film and media studio. Archival transfer, 35mm development and scanning, analog and hybrid production.
- 2025–26Lighting Assistant, OHO Design
- 25th Anniversary BET Awards, preshow and red carpetLos Angeles
- NBA Emirates CupT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
- MusiCares Person of the YearLos Angeles
- 2023–26Production Assistant, Bravo / NBCUniversal
- The Real Housewives of Potomac Reunion, S7–9New York
- The Real Housewives of Atlanta Reunion, S15–16New York
- The Real Housewives of Dubai Reunion, S2New York
- Summer House Reunion, S7–9New York
- 2020–Freelance Editor & Analog Video SpecialistNew York, Florida and Japan
- 2016–17Production Assistant, BET Networks
- Bobby Jones Gospel live tapingsWashington, DC
FormatsTape and film
Technical
Post
- Adobe Premiere Pro (certified)
- DaVinci Resolve
- Colour, audio sync
- Multi-format delivery
Process
- Tape-to-digital transfer
- Archival scanning
- Screen printing
- Large-format canvas
Object & apparel
- CAD modelling
- 3D printing
Education
- 2020-2023Stage Management and New MediaPurchase CollegePurchase, NY
StudioEst. 2025
Constant Threat Studios
A preservation-driven hybrid analog film and media studio. All operations prioritize cultural integrity, physical media care, and long-term access over trend-based production.
Production
- Music video
- BTS
- Direction & cinematography
- Editing
- Hybrid production
Archive & lab
- Tape transfer
- Production archiving
- 35mm develop & scan