SELECTED WORKS
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God’s Country (2022)
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dir. Julian Higgins
Logline: When a college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.
Honors & Awards:
Gotham Awards - Outstanding Lead Performance nominee (Thandiwe Newton)
Sundance Film Festival - Amazon Studios Producer Award (Amanda Marshall)
Deauville Festival of American Cinema- Talent Award (Thandiwe Newton)
Reims Polar Festival du Film Policier – New Blood Jury Prize
American Society of Cinematographers – Spotlight Award nominee (Andrew Wheeler)
New Hampshire Film Festival – Van McLeod Award (Julian Higgins) & Best NH Feature Narrative
Traverse City Film Festival - Founder’s Prize
Society of Composers & Lyricists – Emerging Talent Award nominee (DeAndre Allen-Toole)
Official Selections:
Sundance Film Festival
Deauville Festival of American Cinema
Traverse City Film Festival
Nantucket Film Festival
New Hampshire Film Festival
Independent Film Festival of Boston
Bentonville Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival
Berkshire International Film Festival
Reims Polar Film Festival
Middleburg Film Festivaleims Polar Film Festival
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dir. Julian Higgins
Logline: When a college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she's drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.
Honors & Awards:
Gotham Awards - Outstanding Lead Performance nominee (Thandiwe Newton)
Sundance Film Festival - Amazon Studios Producer Award (Amanda Marshall)
Deauville Festival of American Cinema- Talent Award (Thandiwe Newton)
Reims Polar Festival du Film Policier – New Blood Jury Prize
American Society of Cinematographers – Spotlight Award nominee (Andrew Wheeler)
New Hampshire Film Festival – Van McLeod Award (Julian Higgins) & Best NH Feature Narrative
Traverse City Film Festival - Founder’s Prize
Society of Composers & Lyricists – Emerging Talent Award nominee (DeAndre Allen-Toole)
Official Selections:
Sundance Film Festival
Deauville Festival of American Cinema
Traverse City Film Festival
Nantucket Film Festival
New Hampshire Film Festival
Independent Film Festival of Boston
Bentonville Film Festival
Sidewalk Film Festival
Berkshire International Film Festival
Reims Polar Film Festival
Middleburg Film Festivaleims Polar Film Festival
When The Street Lights Go On (2020)
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dir. Becca Thomas
Logline: A double homicide rattles the lives of a group of teenagers who struggle to find a sense of normalcy while coming of age in the midst of a murder investigation.
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dir. Becca Thomas
Logline: A double homicide rattles the lives of a group of teenagers who struggle to find a sense of normalcy while coming of age in the midst of a murder investigation.
The Wind Phone (2019)
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dir. Kristen Gerweck
Logline: A phone booth on an ocean cliffside brings together seven strangers whose seemingly different conversations are connected by one harrowing reality.
Honors:
Venice Film Week - Best Narrative Short Film
Dublin Independent Film Festival - Best Short Film
Borrego Springs Film Festival - Best Short Film
Bahamas International Film Festival - Best Short Film
Bali International Film Festival - Best Short Film
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dir. Kristen Gerweck
Logline: A phone booth on an ocean cliffside brings together seven strangers whose seemingly different conversations are connected by one harrowing reality.
Honors:
Venice Film Week - Best Narrative Short Film
Dublin Independent Film Festival - Best Short Film
Borrego Springs Film Festival - Best Short Film
Bahamas International Film Festival - Best Short Film
Bali International Film Festival - Best Short Film
Writhing (2018)
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dir. Robert Torres
Logline: Part work of ethereal realism, part dance film, this contemporary-set short follows a young man facing the probability of an HIV+ diagnosis.
Official Selection:
Outfest Film Festival
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dir. Robert Torres
Logline: Part work of ethereal realism, part dance film, this contemporary-set short follows a young man facing the probability of an HIV+ diagnosis.
Official Selection:
Outfest Film Festival
Pineapple (2017)
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dir. Arkasha Stevenson
Logline: When a miner's daughter is assaulted in the local coal mine, she utters only one word, leaving the town's sheriff baffled. The event quickly spirals out of control, impacting the entire town.
Official Selections:
Sundance Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
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dir. Arkasha Stevenson
Logline: When a miner's daughter is assaulted in the local coal mine, she utters only one word, leaving the town's sheriff baffled. The event quickly spirals out of control, impacting the entire town.
Official Selections:
Sundance Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
Pretext (2017)
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dir. Minhal Baig
Logline: A young woman confronts her sexual assailant.
Premiered on Booooooom
Featured on Director’s Notes
Selected as Short of the Week
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dir. Minhal Baig
Logline: A young woman confronts her sexual assailant.
Premiered on Booooooom
Featured on Director’s Notes
Selected as Short of the Week
After Sophie (2017)
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dir. Minhal Baig
Logline: A documentary filmmaker investigates the troubling, unexpected suicide of a teenager.
Premiered on Nowness
Featured on Booooooom TV
Selected as Short of the Week
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dir. Minhal Baig
Logline: A documentary filmmaker investigates the troubling, unexpected suicide of a teenager.
Premiered on Nowness
Featured on Booooooom TV
Selected as Short of the Week
Solitary (2016)
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dir. Derek Pastuszek
Logline: Locked away in an American prison's solitary confinement unit, an inmate fights to stay human while forced to endure the compounding psychological effects of long-term isolation.
Honors:
Massachusetts Independent Film Festival - Grand Prize
The Film Series at Cine Gear Expo - Grand Prize
Underexposed Film Festival - Best Student Film
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dir. Derek Pastuszek
Logline: Locked away in an American prison's solitary confinement unit, an inmate fights to stay human while forced to endure the compounding psychological effects of long-term isolation.
Honors:
Massachusetts Independent Film Festival - Grand Prize
The Film Series at Cine Gear Expo - Grand Prize
Underexposed Film Festival - Best Student Film
Gubagude Ko (2016)
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dir. Philiane Phang
Logline: A man witnesses a young woman's rape and experiences the guilt of his inaction.
Official Selections:
American Black Film Festival - HBO Short Film Competition
Hamptons International Film Festival
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dir. Philiane Phang
Logline: A man witnesses a young woman's rape and experiences the guilt of his inaction.
Official Selections:
American Black Film Festival - HBO Short Film Competition
Hamptons International Film Festival
Vessels (2015)
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dir. Arkasha Stevenson
Logline: A young transgender woman considers a dangerous operation that may be her only option in gaining a more feminine body.
Honors:
2015 Iris Prize Winner
Mexico International Film Festival - Best Student Film
FilmOut San Diego - Best Short
New Filmmakers Los Angeles - Best Editing: Steph Perez
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dir. Arkasha Stevenson
Logline: A young transgender woman considers a dangerous operation that may be her only option in gaining a more feminine body.
Honors:
2015 Iris Prize Winner
Mexico International Film Festival - Best Student Film
FilmOut San Diego - Best Short
New Filmmakers Los Angeles - Best Editing: Steph Perez