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films
THE LAST BLACK DINOSAUR (2023) - IN FESTIVALS
SHORT/DRAMA/HORROR
POSITION: CO-PRODUCER
LOGLINE: WHAT IF A COP TRAVELS IN TIME TO LEARN ABOUT THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF A BLACK MAN HE KILLED?
LESSONS LEARNED: CREW MANAGEMENT, HOW TO ESTABLISH A GOOD COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AS WELL AS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ABOVE AND BELOW-THE-LINE CREW. HOW TO ESTABLISH BOUNDARIES WORKING WITH ANOTHER PRODUCER.
WON DGA 29TH ANNUAL STUDENT FILM AWARDS (2023). OFFICIAL SELECTED IN ATLANTA FILM FESTIVAL (2024).
PROJECT: SUNFLOWERS (2022) - IN FESTIVALS
SHORT/DRAMA
POSITION: WRITER/DIRECTOR
LOGLINE: SUNFLOWERS FOLLOWS HIMAWARI SAITO, A YOUNG JAPANESE-AMERICAN GIRL STRUGGLING IN THE AFTERMATH OF A TRAGIC ACCIDENT THAT TEARS HER FAMILY APART.
LESSONS LEARNED: FIRST DIRECTORIAL PROJECT, WORKING WITH A LARGE CAST, HOW TO BUILD UP EMOTIONAL STORY, HOW TO DIRECTOR EMOTIONAL SCENES.
WON BEST-STUDENT INDIE SHORT AT INDIEX FILM FEST 2022.
NOMINATED FOR BEST INDIE SHORT, AND BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR (MALE) AT INDIE SHORT FEST 2022.
ROLLIES THE MUSICAL (2024) - IN POST-PRODUCTION
SHORT/MUSICAL
POSITION: WRITER/DIRECTOR
LOGLINE: A 1990’s MUSICAL LOVE STORY BETWEEN TWO TEENAGERS AT A LOCAL ROLLER-SKATING RINK.
LESSONS LEARNED: WRITING A MUSICAL, COORDINATING WITH CHOREOGRAPHERS AND COMPOSERS, DIRECTED EXTRAS-HEAVY PRODUCTION.
ANIMAL (2023)
SHORT/ACTION
POSITION: DIRECTOR
LOGLINE: TWO BROTHERS SEEK JUSTICE WHILE FACING THE HORROR FROM THEIR PAST.
LESSONS LEARNED: WORKING WITH FOREIGN ACTORS, WORKING WITH A MICRO-BUDGET PRODUCTION (LESS THAN $500), AND WORKING WITH STUNTS.
BURN THE WITCH (2023 - FRANCE) - IN POST-PRODUCTION
SHORT/COMEDY/PERIOD-PIECE
POSITION: PRODUCER
LOGLINE: A 17TH-CENTURY COMEDY ABOUT FOUR WITCHES-SISTERS VERSUS AN ENTIRE PROVINCIAL VILLAGE.
LESSONS LEARNED: PRODUCING IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY (FRANCE), MANAGED 70 CAST/CREW, ART AND COSTUME HEAVY PRODUCTION (17TH CENTURY).
ORANGE (2022) - IN DISTRIBUTION
SHORT/HORROR
POSITION: DIRECTOR
LOGLINE: ORANGE AND SKIN, BE CAREFUL WHICH ONE YOU’RE PEELING.
LESSONS LEARNED: 4-PERSON CAST & CREW WITH A $30 BUDGET. LEARNED HOW TO UTILIZE SURROUNDING HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS FOR PROPS, AND HOW TO UTILIZE NATURAL SUNLIGHT TO LIGHT UP A SCENE.
HOW I SHINE (2022)
SHORT/DRAMA
POSITION: WRITER/DIRECTOR
LOGLINE: A RECENTLY ESTABLISHED WRITER FINDS HERSELF DEALING WITH A TRAGEDY THAT HEAVILY IMPACTS HER LIFE, LEADING HER TO SEEK OUT COMFORT IN THE WORLD OF FANTASY.
LESSONS LEARNED: WORKED WITH MINIMAL CREWS, MICRO-BUDGET, AND LIMITED RESOURCES, MULTIPLE LOCATION CHANGES AS WELL AS LOCATION CHALLENGES.
THE HOUSE ON CAIN’S STREET (2022) - IN POST-PRODUCTION
SHORT/HORROR
POSITION: WRITER/DIRECTOR
LOGLINE: TWO BROTHERS MOVE INTO A NEW HOUSE, AND THEY SOON DISCOVER THAT THEIR PRESENCE IS ACCOMPANIED BY SOMETHING WICKED.
LESSONS LEARNED: HOW TO MANAGE WORK/LIFE BALANCE, DIRECTING PSYCHOLOGICAL HORRORS, BUILDING UP TENSIONS, AND ESTABLISHING THE MAIN TONE/MOOD OF THE FILM THROUGH THE PERFORMANCES OF THE ACTORS.
A JOURNEY TO PARADISE (2022)
SHORT/HORROR
POSITION: WRITER/DIRECTOR
LOGLINE: PRISCILLA, A TRAVELER WHO WANDERS INTO THE UNKNOWN DREAM-LIKE WORLD.
LESSONS LEARNED: MINIMAL CREWS AND BUDGET, UTILIZING AVAILABLE LOCATIONS AND LIMITED RESOURCES.
CANCELED (2022)
SHORT/COMEDY
POSITION: WRITER/DIRECTOR
LOGLINE: A RECENTLY CANCELED ACTRESS DEALS WITH THE AFTERMATH OF HER TRAGEDY.
LESSONS LEARNED: WORK WITH A $20 BUDGET, AND PRACTICE HOW TO UTILIZE AVAILABLE LOCATIONS AND AVAILABLE SET DECORATIONS.
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