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  • REEL
  • LIVE PERFORMANCE
  • FILM & PRINT
  • Drawings
  • INSTALLATION
  • About

Freedom HUD

In a society where free will does not exist and our lives are controlled by a surgically implanted HUD, a man must choose between a life of conformity or a life of freedom.

Directed by Nick Delgado

Starring Jessica Stroup and Josh Pence

Human Terrain

An American anthropologist working in Iraq for The Human Terrain System, a real-life military initiative created to bridge the "cultural divide," befriends a Muslim-Iraqi woman, but has to choose between her friendship and her loyalty to her country.

Directed by Parisa Barani

Starring Maggie Siff and Sarita Chowdhury

Brief.

In a single, uninterrupted take, BOY and GIRL meet for the first time, connecting, exploring and eventually facing an inconvenient truth. Set against the backdrop of a hilariously self-important art gallery amidst an eclectic crowd of 'art-enthusiasts', BOY and GIRL embrace the chance to play like children in a room full of adults.

Directed by Sammi Cohen

Others

Isla and the Mech

Photo essay conceived, directed and shot by Gary Land. 

Noodles

Nantucket Film Festival Selection

Love rewound. A tragic love story with a happy ending... because it's told backwards. 

Watch it on Nowness.com

Written and Directed by Claire Fowler

Produced as part of AFI Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women

Spanko

WINNER Best Adult Film

NYC Downtown Short Film Festival 2018

Hollyshorts Film Festival Selection 2018

Portland Film Festival Selection 2018

A teacher dares to explore her spanking fetish for a first time, and brings the willingness to accept differences into her classroom.

Written and Directed by Melanie Zoey Weinstein

Susie Sunshine

WINNER Best Narrative Short Film

Los Angeles Women’s International Film Festival 2016

Sarasota Film Festival Selection

In an alternate future world, the company, Martin Energy has solved our energy crisis by harnessing the energies of women to create solar, electrical and fire.  

Written and Directed by Chelsea O'Connor

 

Exploit Me

Hollyshorts 2018 selection

A musical newsroom comedy about fighting to break the glass ceiling.

Written and Directed by Mandy Ekman

Cancer Divides, We Unite

Lifetime and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation produced this great public service announcement. 

Directed by Claire Fowler

Cinematography by Nick Bumpp

Why Aren't You Watching the Children

 

All the mistrust Alice and Vernon have felt in their relationship come back to haunt them when one of Vernon's wind up toys comes to life in his absence. I designed and built the costumes and puppets with a small team for this fantastic short. 

 

Written and Directed by Daniel Foereste

Culling Hens

An immigrant housewife discovers her husband having an affair and decides to seek revenge. 

Written and Directed by Alex Loeb and Christopher Jarvis. Produced by Arch Entertainment.

Freedom HUD

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Human Terrain

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Brief.

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Others

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Isla and the Mech

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Noodles

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Spanko

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Susie Sunshine

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Exploit Me

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Cancer Divides, We Unite

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Why Aren't You Watching the Children

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Culling Hens

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