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Hey, I'm Vera!
Los Angeles, California
Vera Wagman has directed short films including Interlude (Hypnotic Films, Sundance Channel), High Noon (PBS’ “Are We On”) and Jeopardy, a documentary short about an at-risk youth program in Los Angeles where the students train as boxers and dancers. Vera started her career as a dancer with company credits including David Storey/NY and Pennsylvania Dance Theatre where she worked with such innovative choreographers as Ohad Naharin, Kathryn Posin and Nina Weiner. She has produced arts events for Santa Monica's Cultural Affairs Division and most recently, choreographed March, an original play produced by the LGBT Center and Playwright's Arena in Los Angeles.
My Projects
Petit Rat
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary, Family
A girl's dream to be a dancer is cut short when the Nazis invade Paris. Her daughters carry on her legacy, honoring their unbreakable bond.
This project got the green light!
Petit Rat
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary, Family
A young girl's dream to become a dancer is cut short by World War II . As her daughters struggle with her legacy, they reveal how familial l
This project got the green light!
Projects I'm Supporting
Petit Rat
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Documentary, Family
A young girl's dream to become a dancer is cut short by World War II . As her daughters struggle with her legacy, they reveal how familial l
This project got the green light!
Hotline: Digital Series
New York City, New York• Series
Drama, LGBTQ
Attorney Hazel Clarke becomes involved at a suicide hotline and begins to look like a murderer after the suspicious death of her sister.
This project got the green light!
Oniphron
Portland, Oregon• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
A tale about a homeless immortal woman taken in by a Portlander.
This project got the green light!
Endless Light
Fairbanks, Alaska• Film Feature
Drama, Sci-Fi
Returning home, a bipolar woman attempts to decipher her brother's suicide through occult intervention with Alaska's wilderness.
This project got the green light!
Stallion of a Dream: California & the Camarillo White Horse
Ojai, California• Film Feature
Documentary, History
Before low-riders and hotrods, California was the birthplace of an endangered horse that became part of our California cultural identity.
This project got the green light!
The BLDG: Five Stories of Horror
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Horror, Other
Five chilling stories set in the same creepy NYC building, where dark forces bring about the manifestation of its residents' worst fears.
This project got the green light!
Displaced
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Horror
A young black man in Brooklyn must prove his new white neighbors are emissaries from the Satanic cult they both survived as children.
This project got the green light!
Bitter Taste
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
A dark drama about a successful Scottish Chef who relives memories of his childhood through cooking.
This project got the green light!
The Invaders
New York City, New York• Film Short
Horror, Thriller
When a girl is followed on her way home, she finds herself facing a sinister force that threatens her entire existence.
This project got the green light!
BROTHERS
New York City, New York• Series
Drama, LGBTQ
A group of transgender male friends live, love and bind in Brooklyn.
This project got the green light!
Bench
Boston, Massachusetts• Series
Drama
A family is tested by issues ranging from homelessness to infertility. Moving from one generation to the next, can Love conquer all?
This project got the green light!
Petit Rat
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary, Family
A girl's dream to be a dancer is cut short when the Nazis invade Paris. Her daughters carry on her legacy, honoring their unbreakable bond.
This project got the green light!
And Breathe
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Drama, Nature
Maya is devastated, lost, and doesn't know who she is... Can she let go of the past and her ego to find healing and inner peace?
This project got the green light!
Pulling Wool
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Action, Comedy
A two hander about a platonic best-friendship that culminates in a city wide search for $7,000 to pay off gambling debt and save their lives
This project got the green light!
Rigor Samsa Series - The Bastette Group
Los Angeles, California• Series
Music, Experimental
All female creative team launches platform for collaboration starting with an experimental video series set to original music.
This project got the green light!
Invisible
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary, Science
Nick decides to help his mom fight Fibromyalgia, a misunderstood syndrome labeled a woman’s disease, then unexpectedly confronts it himself
This project got the green light!
Tracing the Hairstons
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary, History
This three-part documentary series explores the journey of the Hairston’s and shows how American slavery helped propel the Hairston’s to one
This project got the green light!
Interference
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A violent altercation between a police officer and a black man left one person dead. A couple passing by must decide what they believe.
This project got the green light!
MOMTRESS (The Series)
Montclair, New Jersey• Series
Comedy, Drama
Libby Sandler, a frazzled suburban Mom, is on a mission to be a good parent AND get the part.
This project got the green light!
Human Telegraphs
New York City, New York• Series
Comedy
Three women form a ‘human messaging’ business in NYC and get tangled in the intimate, unexpected, and hilarious lives of strangers.
This project got the green light!
I Do? Stories About Love, Marriage and The Journey of Life
Phoenix, Arizona• Film Feature
Documentary
Everyone has an opinion about marriage/relationships, watch the story unfold as two unmarried women take the time to stop and listen
This project got the green light!
