Breakdown
April 28th, 2024
Dramatic short film made in early 2024. Shot in January and finished in April, the short film recruited the help of assistant director Jaden Fields and actor Ivy Reed. Shot all across different neighborhoods in Saint Louis, the film is a love letter to the city and the desolate winters.
Breakdown
Sarah drives home in the rain after work when her car breaks down. After reaching out to her boyfried Derek, it is clear he is not coming to help her. She takes it upon herself to act independently and walk herself home through the rough weather.
Photo stills from short film
The Heart
2022
Fifteen-minute dramatic short film made over the course of 2022. Shot in the summer and finished in the winter, the short film took six months to complete and recruited the help of assistant director Jaden Fields, actors Ian McCann, Evelyn Linck, Davis Giordano, and prop manager and production assistant Max Giordano. Although the country-side scenes were shot in Marissa, Illinois, the film is a love letter to the open corn farms of Missouri and hard-working paper boys of the early 20th century. The film was presented in the Webster Groves High School film festival in April 2023.
The Heart
Eugene Hunter is a Missourian newspaper boy in charge of distributing the papers around farmland nearby. Eugene is well-known and liked by those he distributes to, but while delivering, Eugene feels a burning sensation, a sign of being overworked. As Eugene gradually confesses his ailment, people around town refuse to believe him and build a grudge against him. Eugene is forced to continue working until his eventual end.
Photo stills from short film
Minesweeper
March 27th, 2023
Comedy short film made over the course of March 2023. Displayed at Webster Groves High School Film Festival in 2023. Actors Jack Eveker and Solia Simpson helped in this production. This film is dedicated to the hours spent playing Minesweeper during my senior year of high school.
Minesweeper
Ever since his introduction to the once-popular internet game minesweeper in his freshman year of college, Jeremy Hutchinson became addicted to the game, determined to become the greatest minesweeper player of all time. Jeremy’s obsession with the game has increasingly demanded more time out of his life until it begins to affect his relationships and physical health. Jeremy’s story is one of tragedy, as he is not a skilled player in the game whatsoever.
Photo stills from short film