Directing
GAMUT — Sara is in a state of mental adversity. Following the death of her father and the foreclosure of her childhood home, she experiences an internal breakdown that tangles her reality. Will she overcome the difficulties that face her, or is this muddled perception to be her fate?
(Director / Cinematographer / Editor)
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BEING HERE — A modern bi-lingual short paying homage to the Golden Age of Japanese Cinema. Javier deals with feeling disconnected as a foreigner in a big city.
(Co-Director / Cinematographer / Editor)
ROCKO & GUNNING — A Buddy-cop Comedy. Two out-of-touch detectives are paired up against their will to take on crime in NYC. A short Series Pitch in the vein of famous 1980s Action Films.
(Director / Cinematographer / Editor)
PRAXIS — A short Proof-of-concept based on the life and work of a 16th century Alchemist named Paracelsus. Born in Switzerland, he devoted his practice to the health and well-being of humanity, rejecting the mainstream scientific & medical community. For this, he was very unpopular amongst other professionals at the time. However, based on his miraculous works, he was thought by many to have found the recipe for the elixir of life, more commonly known as the philosopher's stone.
(Co-Director / Cinematographer)
PITHIKOS — An awkwardly humorous 1960s style horror short.
(Director / Cinematographer / Editor)
O GAÚCHO — Once upon a time in 1835, cowboys known as Gaúchos became war heroes of the most rebellious state in Brazil. This film follows their immigrant heirs across America, struggling to keep the Gaúcho culture alive for a new generation.
(Executive Producer / Cinematographer / Assistant Editor)
