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Austin, Texas
My Projects

HALCYON DAYS
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Drama, Romance
After meeting online, two teenagers decide to escape their unhappy lives together in a three-day long romantic escapade across West Texas.
This project got the green light!

Distant Encounters
Syracuse, New York• Film Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
Max has committed his life to finding his UFO-abducted father. His brother Jack ends his crazed obsession for what he thinks is Max's good.
This project got the green light!
Projects I'm Supporting

Lonely Country
Toronto, Canada• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
In 1950’s rural Ontario, a closeted gay man is forced to confront his desire when he picks up a handsome, wayward hitchhiker.
This project got the green light!

High Crimes
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy
A crime comedy that dares to ask the question "What happens when you lock three stoners inside a convenience store with a robber?"
This project got the green light!

Love's First Bullet
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania• Film Short
Film-Noir
Premeditated love can kill you.
This project got the green light!

The Garden of Adam
Houston, Texas• Film Short
Drama, Family
Facing the murder of their son, two estranged parents come together to navigate their grief & their disagreements on the meaning of justice.
This project got the green light!

My Dearest Elizabeth
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Family
A young woman desperately tries to return a letter to her Grandmother while being pulled between work, studies and her social life.
This project got the green light!
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D.N.A.
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
A broken fighter's depression and anxiety become actual people in his everyday life.
This project got the green light!

Estranged Behaviour
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Fantasy
When a former circus performer is approached by a strange man who says he can make her dreams come true, she considers signing the contract.
This project got the green light!

Through the Stars
New York City, New York• Film Short
Mystery, Sci-Fi
"Through the Stars" is a sci-fi mystery short film. Casey—our protagonist—escapes into the woods armed only with her flashlight, her wits an
This project got the green light!
Desde La Tierra Muerta
Mexico City, Mexico• Film Short
Drama, Horror
After being sold into an unwanted marriage in 1622, Eleonora struggles to find meaning and agency in her new life as a wife.
This project got the green light!
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So Awkward You Could Die
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Romantic Comedy
Hayden and Zoe's lovely date at the park gets interrupted when they runs into Hayden's creepy, obnoxious ex-boyfriend, the Grim Reaper.
This project got the green light!

In This Neighborhood
Portland, Oregon• Film Short
Drama, Other
After confronting multiple bureaucratic hurdles, an unhoused woman spirals deep into psychosis while desperately seeking shelter.
This project got the green light!

THE IMMORTAL
New York City, New York• Film Short
Horror, Thriller
A rock band gets kidnapped and tortured and now they must survive and make it back in time to win the music competition show.
This project got the green light!

Mr. Oberbeck
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Sam learns her dad was a CIA agent who brutally killed a man. Now she must carry out her dad's last wish: to tell the man's family the truth
This project got the green light!

Ezra
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
A chronically ill dancer finds tranquility in nature while on a camping trip with their boyfriend.
This project got the green light!

NATIVES
New York City, New York• Series
Drama, LGBTQ
NATIVES follows a group of unapologetic, queer, native New Yorkers navigating the uncertainties of adulting in the projects of NYC.
This project got the green light!

I Love Bed-Stuy
New York City, New York• Film Feature
LGBTQ, Documentary
A love story intertwines with a love letter to Bed-Stuy- the place and it's residents.
This project got the green light!

Trapped in Motion
San Francisco, California• Film Short
Drama
After getting sexually assaulted on a crowded city subway, an Asian American woman struggles with the trauma she has endured.
This project got the green light!

Zorgon the Wonder Horse
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Comedy, Western
A shy little boy stumbles on a magic toy horse and is transported to the Old West where he has to become the hero he's always admired.
This project got the green light!

Deconstruction
San Francisco, California• Art & Photography
Documentary, Transmedia
After a 25 year cancer odyssey, Joyce Mallonee decides to channel her experiences into an art show with the help of her son Alex.
This project got the green light!

Undercard
Portland, Oregon• Film Short
Action, Drama
A young college boxer is forced to make a crucial decision after an incident during a night practice.
This project got the green light!
HOME SOON
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Family
A weary mother's fears and desires for her mentally distressed son’s future hang in the balance while awaiting his arrival home.
This project got the green light!

The Lifted
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Action, Comedy
Two aunties bond and clash after a wild night out where they ambitiously attempt to rescue a young woman in a car share ride.
This project got the green light!

Woman Meets Girl
Toronto, Canada• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Over a game of Never Have I Ever, a 40-year-old-virgin, explores a deeper connection with the 18-year-old sex worker she’s taken in.
This project got the green light!

Evade
Savannah, Georgia• Film Short
Drama, Fantasy
Eve deals with a miserable existence by turning to drugs to cope. When faced with consequences, she must choose: escape or confront.
This project got the green light!

PREP
New York City, New York• Film Short
Experimental, Shorts Program
A bodybuilding fever dream fueled by childhood trauma, food porn and acid techno music.
This project got the green light!
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Ahmad
Atlanta, Georgia• Film Short
Biography, Crime
Tension rises when the killer of Pierre's younger brother is released from prison and lands a job working with him.
This project got the green light!

Nice Guy
Boise, Idaho• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
A woman struggles to excuse herself from an awkward hookup.
This project got the green light!

BIRD
New York City, New York• Theatre
Comedy, Drama
A solo stand-up/theatrical production that demands to exist. A survivor's story, she disassociates imagining people as animals.
This project got the green light!
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Zindagi Dobara (Life, Again)
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
After her parents die in a car accident, a South Asian teen has to live with her distant grandmother she's never met or heard of before.
This project got the green light!

A Mind Cannot Touch
Culver City, California• Film Short
Drama, Sci-Fi
A grieving neuroscientist uses mind-uploading technology to bring her dead daughter back as a hologram.
This project got the green light!

Velvet Sky
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Other
A dark coming of age drama about a mentor and mentee bond that becomes toxic over time. Like"Whiplash", but set in the world of filmmaking.
This project got the green light!

R E M E D I A L
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama
Following a tragic loss, a boy's new school is forced to make a difficult decision when his behavior becomes increasingly disconcerting.
This project got the green light!

Ball is Ball
Oakland, California• Film Short
Drama, Sport
When a star basketball player’s hard work finally pays off, a former teammate proposes a night of fun that takes an unforgettable detour.
This project got the green light!

Baby Fever
Portland, Oregon• Film Short
Horror
Donna's dream to be crowned Prom Queen is threatened when she gets pregnant with something even worse than her jock boyfriend’s offspring.
This project got the green light!

Pomegranate Poison
Tempe, Arizona• Film Short
Drama
In a modern day retelling and continuation of Persephone's story, sick of getting tricked by men, Kore takes matters into her own hands.
This project got the green light!

Reckless
Northbridge, Massachusetts• Film Short
Drama, Teen
A teenage boy is dropped off to work on a school project with a classmate. The strangers are forced to connect & a hard reality is revealed.
This project got the green light!

Bleak as the Setting Sun
Toronto, Canada• Film Short
Drama
This project got the green light!

Move In With Me?
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Hidden fears and doubts begin to surface in this honest telling of friendship.
This project got the green light!

Until It's You
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
When a seemingly "woke" activist's phone disappears, she accuses a convicted felon... exposing the dangers of implicit bias.
This project got the green light!

Month to Month
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
An aimless young man wanders around Los Angeles in search of his stolen car, getting help from various friends and oddballs along the way.
This project got the green light!

JORDAN (The Post Production #SplashForward!)
Atlanta, Georgia• Film Short
Drama, Fantasy
An adventurous young girl cares for an ailing mermaid only to discover she is not what she seems.
This project got the green light!

Photographer
Tempe, Arizona• Film Short
Drama
A young man loses all his memories after a car accident, leaving his friends scrambling for ways to help him remember who he is.
This project got the green light!

The Four Dance at Night
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
Four free spirited sisters cling to their bewitching adolescence, while engaging in a late night dance in the woods.
This project got the green light!

HALCYON DAYS
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Drama, Romance
After meeting online, two teenagers decide to escape their unhappy lives together in a three-day long romantic escapade across West Texas.
This project got the green light!

For Paloma
Atlanta, Georgia• Film Short
Biography, Drama
A guilt-ridden mother travels back in time to the traumatic birth of her daughter in pursuit of a do-over.
This project got the green light!

Talk to Me in Silence
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
A nostalgic woman confronts a stranger in her house, one who ultimately reveals their shared history and the love they have for one another.
This project got the green light!

Loud Triumphs
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Other
A divine whisper turned calculated risk, rooted in faith and belief in self, carries a woman and mother across the country to LA
This project got the green light!

Familial
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Horror
A reformed serial killer relapses after a long day of work. How long can he keep it a secret from his darling wife and kids?
This project got the green light!

River Take Me
London, United Kingdom• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
Over the course of one long wintry day, two very different women fight to salvage their troubled relationship.
This project got the green light!
The Man on the Bus
Victoria, Canada• Film Short
Drama, Romance
A young woman in a long-distance relationship must confront some tough truths with her boyfriend during the journey to meet his parents.
This project got the green light!

My Silence, My Grave
New York City, New York• Film Short
Fantasy, Horror
Trapped in a claustrophobic apartment building, an apartment manager must escape a cannibalistic killer and her decaying grasp on reality.
This project got the green light!

After
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
When Christina's father loses the one connection she has to her mother, she’s willing to risk their quirky and loving relationship to get it
This project got the green light!

“잘 먹겠습니다!” (I Will Enjoy This Food)
Baltimore, Maryland• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
A grandmother and granddaughter share a special meal as they grapple with their identities and each other's generational and cultural gaps.
This project got the green light!
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BLOOM
Augusta, Georgia• Film Short
Drama, Teen
An introverted teenager and her outspoken best friend have their friendship tested on the hottest, most boring day of summer 2004.
This project got the green light!

The Hope Chest Has A Secret Drawer
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
A daughter tries anything to break through her mother's dementia. Careful what you wish for.
This project got the green light!
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FACE ON
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Horror, Thriller
After she's dumped by her serial killer boyfriend, a beauty-obsessed woman goes on a blood-soaked rampage to create the perfect female face.
This project got the green light!

The Wolf Among Us
Chicago, Illinois• Film Short
Comedy, Horror
Sex, pizza, and bullets are a great combination for a Friday night as a newly turned werewolf, and her friends bury an unexpected monster.
This project got the green light!

No Witnesses
Montclair, New Jersey• Film Short
Comedy, Crime
A hitman has a bit of a situation on his hands when a few people witness him on the job.
This project got the green light!

Storage
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Thriller, Mystery
A woman, with no memory of who she is, wakes up padlocked in a storage locker. Her only clue - a crazed cheerleader who is also trapped..
This project got the green light!

GAMEGIRL
New York City, New York• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Spencer must retrieve her Gameboy from her ex as her reality distorts into a video game, and she risks losing all five of her lives.
This project got the green light!

PERDIDO: A Short Film To Help Remove Stigma of Mental Health
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
An African American man reluctantly seeks therapy when suppressed memories from his past are triggered after a deadly run-in with police.
This project got the green light!

Stella's Story
Arlington, Texas• Film Feature
Drama, Romance
Can idle windmills still produce wind? Can a heart still love after love no longer lives?
This project got the green light!
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Dream Carriers
San Antonio, Texas• Film Short
Drama, Experimental
On a final ride through her neighborhood, a Chicana reflects on past generations of women through the telling of the migration of monarchs.
This project got the green light!