FILMmaking

Original films

My favorite form of creation is to write and direct films. While the topical focus of my films have shifted over the years, they typically explore the desire to connect & love, despite societal or relational pressures to the contrary. Filter that big ol’ heart & yearning through my obsession with actors’ quirky nuances, considered framing, and my own off-kilter sense of humor, and you get my filmmaking sensibility

Here are a sampling of short films I wrote, directed, produced...and likely did a bunch of other things on.  If you’re looking to understand me more as a filmmaker in my current taste, I’d recommend “Looking Up” and “Rock Paper Scissors” as most representative. Enjoy!

FILMmaking

Original films

My favorite form of creation is to write and direct films. While the topical focus of my films have shifted over the years, they typically explore the desire to connect & love, despite societal or relational pressures to the contrary. Filter that big ol’ heart & yearning through my obsession with actors’ quirky nuances, considered framing, and my own off-kilter sense of humor, and you get my filmmaking sensibility

Here are a sampling of short films I wrote, directed, produced...and likely did a bunch of other things on.  If you’re looking to understand me more as a filmmaker in my current taste, I’d recommend “Looking Up” and “Rock Paper Scissors” as most representative. Enjoy!

in development

Rock Paper scissors

SHORT COMEDY, 2025 – Currently in POST-PRODUCTION

A newly-minted stay-at-home dad pulls out all the stops to connect with his baby without losing touch with himself. Aided by an unlikely stranger with unconventional methods, Adam may yet have hope. Or not. 

neptune

SHORT DRAMA, 2025 – Currently in POST-PRODUCTION

Neptune follows an elementary school teacher as she navigates the school day while facing the possibility she won’t be able to have kids of her own. 

Released

admirationism

SHORT DRAMA, 2019

An enthusiastic model arrives to a gig with her photography idol, only to discover the job requirements have changed. But will she?

Looking up

SHORT DRAMADY, 2018

An old-timer street performing clown pounds the Coney Island boardwalk in search of an audience and finds an unexpected solution.

caserole for three

SHORT COMEDY, 2017

In this spoof horror film, two grad students retreat to a cabin in the woods, only to encounter an untraditional villain and a mysterious casserole. Shit gets meta in this 48 hr film fest experiment.

GRAS: Generally REcognized as Safe

SHORT DRAMA, 2016

In this claustrophobic thriller where an outbreak of antibiotic-resistant bacteria threatens a rural community, an ambitious agricultural pharma sales rep walks a fine line between her quota and beliefs. 

co-insurance

SHORT DRAMA, 2013

Hit with an insurmountable health insurance bill, a new business owner comes to a fork in the road and explores an unexpected alternate route.