My short film, JOURNAL OF A DREAMER, is about a teenager in a constant battle with negative thoughts and anxiety as he struggles to express himself as a writer and share his story with the outside world. My filmmaking approach was to capture a quiet and moody tone to represent the internal emotional process of a writer alone with himself and his thoughts while he tries to find the words. JOURNAL OF A DREAMER reflects my own experience whenever I sit down to write. I catch my mind trying to take over my creativity and flow. I fight against any doubts and fear and tell myself over and over again that I have something to say and that I have to dream on.
Rusty the Robot is in search of his way home and must make it back before his battery runs out. While traveling through the woods, Rusty meets a toad named Oats who helps him on his journey.
A troubled boy learns to open up to his therapist by reliving his traumatic past.
An Ashcan and Americana inspired documentary style student short film detailing a teenagers tattoos and how they connect to their life and relationship.
“Language” is an original narrative short film that follows Jack, a boy who has a book club with his deaf grandfather. The short explores different types of communication, as well as the fear of aging and the inevitable death of loved ones.
A non-dialogue horror film with a surprising twist when the spirit turns out to be chasing our protagonist in order to return something she lost.
While dog sitting, Jonathan notices strange things happening around the house
Death of a Motel is a story that combines beginnings and ends. Struck by being outed in front of everyone, May exits herself and her damaged ego from the costume party. Her then-crush, Cara, follows suite. They joke and love, and the gravity of the situation lightens. Three years pass and the king and the queen of hearts are switched for more sensible, broken-hearted women in pantsuits. Beside the room where they first became lovesick, the two now wait for their impending divorce. The same words are uttered but the situation cannot be resolved. Ultimately, Cara resides to a new room while May passionately returns to the comfort of where it all began.
Feeling overwhelmed with responsibilities, I began to hate where I was. Everywhere I turned all I saw was ugliness and the only light amongst the darkness that kept me motivated was the thought of returning home. A place with serene landscapes, no responsibility and a place to breathe and recharge. I dropped all responsibilities and fled back home, embracing everything I saw and vowed not to take a single thing for granted.
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