The Old Year - I've Been Dreaming

The Old Year is Paul Erik Lipp & Laura Eve Engel.

Starring:

Isaac Kessler
Rachel Rosenbloom
Dorée Seay

And Featuring the Fancy Footwork of Liquid Feet:

Tamra Brown
David Child
Amber Kenny

Produced by Boman Modine and Gabriel Meyers

Written and Directed by Jonathan Ade

Cinematography by Ava Benjamin Shorr

Color by Andrew Francis @ Technicolor

Steadicam by Quaid Cde Baca

Makeup/Costume by Natalie Nicholas

Special Thanks:

Moonlight Rollerway
Adrienne Van Houten
Charlotte Hornsby
Julian Higgins
Dave Child
Tara Shoe
Christopher Lane
Mandla Daley
Charles Pieper
William Barnet

Best Frenemies and JONOKINO

A Different Kind of Force: Policing Mental Illness

Editor of NBC Left Field Documentary about the Mental Health Unit in San Antonio's Police Department. Winner of 2019 Peabody Award for News.

Crime

"Crime" by Night Sequels

A collaboration with the students and faculty at Interlochen Center for the Arts

The Kill List: The Brutal Drug War in the Philippines

For NBC Left Field. Selected as Vimeo's Staff Pick. Winner of 75th Annual Pictures of the Year International (POYI) competition - 3rd place - Documentary Journalism. Winner of OPC David A. Andelman Award for international reporting.

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines was elected with the promise of killing drug users, and in the last year about 7-12,000 Filipinos have been killed extrajudiciously, either by the police themselves or rogue vigilante groups. A few months ago, Trump called Duterte and congratulated him on his “success” in tackling the country’s drug problem.

Lay in Wait

A young married woman in the midst of an affair loses her wedding ring in the woods and must find it before the sun sets.

Please watch in the dark.

 

Arizona International Film Festival - Best Cinematography

Little Rock Film Festival - Official Selection

USA Film Festival - Finalist

Mammoth Lakes Film Festival - Official Selection

Nickel Independent Film Festival - Official Selection

Blue Whiskey Independent Film Festival - Official Selection

Hollyshorts - Official Selection

Full Bloom Film Festival - Best Narrative Short

Emerson LA Film Festival - "Best of Fest" Narrative Short

Ft. Lauderdale Film Festival - Official Selection

East Lansing Film Festival - Official Selection

Laguna Film Festival - Official Selection

Reading Film Festival - Official Selection

Queens World Film Festival - Official Selection

North Wales International Film Festival - Official Selection

Sioux Empire Film Festival - Official Selection

Ft. Worth Indie Film Showcase - Official Selection

Clearance

A ghost story in an abandoned cotton warehouse.

Created as part of the artistic residency at Hub-Bub in Spartanburg, SC.

 

5th Annual No Budget Film Festival - Official Selection

#TOFF The Online Film Festival - Official Selection

meditations (itsokayitsokay)

A sick boy must travel the long journey down his own hallway late at night to wake his father.

Part of "meditations", a thematic series that illuminates everyday moments of life.

 

Rhode Island International Film Festival - Official Selection

New Filmmakers LA - Official Selection

Los Angeles Movie Awards - Official Selection

meditations (supper)

An afternoon of make belief.

Part of "meditations", a thematic series that illuminates everyday moments of life.

 

LA Movie Awards - Official Selection

Big Muddy Film Festival - Official Selection

NewFilmmakers LA - Official Selection

Cine Gear Expo - Official Selection

Woods Hole Film Festival - Official Selection

Clifton Film Festival - Best Cinematography

Indianapolis Film Festival - Official Selection

Hollywood Film Festival - Official Selection

Prescott Film Festival - Official Selection

meditations (man in water)

An older man's private ritual.

Part of "meditations", a thematic series that illuminates everyday moments of life.

 

Film Independent’s Cinema Lounge - Official Selection

33rd Annual Big Muddy Film Festival - Official Selection

Recession Art Show’s Emerging Filmmakers Showcase - Official Selection

Clifton Film Festival - Best Editing

The Alchemist's Guide to Getting Over It

A collaboration with poet and playwright Elena Belyea.

 

4th Annual No Budget Film Festival - Official Selection