SHORT FILM SHOWCASE

First real short film I made. Shot by Miah, who also stars, in Jersey City, NJ one summer day on Super 16mm. Loosely inspired by the Ambrose Bierce short story "Watcher Of the Dead".

Shot on Super 16mm by Phelps Harmon in the backyard of my Jersey City apartment. Story idea by Shamira and myself. Shamira wrote the script with input from Darren and myself. Some good use of over-cranking [slow motion]. 

Produced in Jersey City just before I moved to Bay Ridge. Phelps shot this on a 24p Panasonic. Shamira wrote it. I think we went out and bought various art supplies to show that this woman failed at everything. Or did she? Got into a few small festivals. 

Phelps shot this also on a Panasonic 24p in my basement/ laundry room in my shithole studio apartment in Bay Ridge.  He and I were the only crew. Original actor bailed. Phelps tried to talk me into doing it but I found a replacement. Always liked this one but wish I had a better resolution besides the antagonist giving threatening laundry advice. Came in second place in a short film festival. First prize was $5,000. Second prize was a t-shirt.

Just me and Lenika. Shot on 24p in my crappy Bay Ridge apartment. No couches were actually licked.

Shot by Phelps on Super 16mm. My darkest and weirdest film. This has some of my best editing and one of my best soundtracks. Unfortunately also my worst script. The dialogue scenes just don't work. Ironically my most-streamed film on YouTube. 

Shot on one of the first HD cameras. One of my funniest films. Someone doing the "hand thing" shows up for the first time. Pieces of my previous shorts make appearances. Even an audition reel for an actress is incorporated. I was the only crew member. Talent helped out with sound. The sequence from 5:10-7:00 may be some of my best work ever. Haha. I had a drunken idea to make a feature in this style. I hope to some day realize this dream.

Outtakes. Remember, Thursday is pipe day.

We've all been there  - you just never have twenty bucks when you really need it. I don't remember much about this except it was just me and the talent and it was shot by me in that crappy Bay Ridge apartment again.

I was the cinematographer and editor on this for a 48-Hour Film Festival in Asheville, NC. 

Shot on a cold day in Bay Ridge on a Canon 5D by Brian Francis around the holidays. Never ask what's in the box.

I was hired to direct this. Same crew and gear as The Box from what I remember. Also shot in the same place - Brian's apartment in Bay Ridge. I think Peter plays the same character in Reverie, More Reverie, The Box, and this.

My first iPhone movie. An unofficial sequel to my hit film Aisling.

Another iPhone movie. My lovely wife Rebecca stars and did the make-up. Notice the appearance of Douglas, who left us far too soon. 

I loved that cat.

17th annual podium awards capture for posterity. What else do you need to know? I had written this when I was a kid and found it in a box. But then again, we were told not to ask what's in the box.

Actually the 3rd attempt of making Alyssa, but the first time that actual footage was shot. I think this was the last time to date I did any cinematography on my own work.