Olympia: An Instruction Manual For How Things Work
Olympia Welles has to make a choice. Her roommate has moved out, leaving her to cover rent on an apartment she can’t afford, her career as an artist has stalled before ever taking off, and her mother is sick in the hospital. Now, her oldest friend, and her boyfriend too, are starting new careers that threaten to take them far away. On the cusp of 30, everything around Olympia is changing. Now she has to decide if she’s going to change with it, or get left behind. A new kind of coming of age story, Olympia is a vivid exploration of what it means to become an adult today, and the courage it takes to become who we are.
FEATURE FILM – PRODUCER
WORLD PREMIERE – LOS ANGELES FILM FESTIVAL
King Rat
Weston, washed-up at 22 in the few days left of college at Asbury University, doesn’t seem to have a clue. Without friends or a girlfriend and tepid expectations as a comedian and writer, Weston’s only peer is his advisor, the Dead-head literati Professor Stillmann. Asbury’s only semi-famous alum, washed-up screenwriter Seann Taverner arrives on campus to deliver the commencement address, seemingly showing Weston a way out. Through Weston, Stillman and Seann, KING RAT examines the possibility that years after graduation – whether it’s ten years or thirty – we may be stuck with the same issues we had before crossing that stage at Commencement.
FEATURE FILM – LINE PRODUCER
Demonoid (1971)
A group of friends on a harmless camping trip where one of them is horrifyingly possessed by the Aztec demon, Itzpapáltol. In order to save themselves, not to mention the world, the friends must perform the new fire ceremony, an ancient Aztec ritual requiring nothing less than human sacrifice.
Filmed at Las Pozas in Xilitla, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
SHORT FILM – PRODUCER
WORLD PREMIERE – DANCES WITH FILMS
Una Mujer Sin Precio (1961)
After losing his wife Maribella in a car accident, the perfectionist Dr. Junco builds a robot to replace her. When he realizes he can’t improve the replica any further, he decides to create the perfect woman.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
SITGES (Spain) Film Festival 2014
Chicago International Film Festival 2014
IMAGINE (The Netherlands) Film Festival 2015
Lighthouse International Film Festival 2015 WINNER Best Director
Chicago Latino Film Festival 2015 RUNNER UP Best Short Film
Dances With Films 2015
…and more!
SHORT FILM – PRODUCER
Spoiled Fruit
A young woman leaves her dreary life in the small town to find herself in the big city.
FEATURE FILM – PRODUCER
Beta
A filmmaker in the near-future is dissatisfied with the way movies are turning into video games. Once he tries the new device that lets the viewer interact, he gets trapped inside the film he is now the star of.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Boston SciFi Film Festival 2015
SHORT FILM – PRODUCER
Can’t Stop
Ted has a terrible addiction, but his latest victim might be more than she appears.
SHORT FILM – PRODUCER
Let It Beard
LET IT BEARD showcases the misadventures of an enigmatic cult leader and his dutiful followers.
ANIMATED SHORT FILM – PRODUCER
Kindness Counts Club
The Kindness Counts Club was formed by first graders at the Highland Park Elementary School in Skokie, IL to fight bullying. This PSA and Flash Mob was to create awareness.
Voiceover by Chicago Fire actress Monica Raymund
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT – PRODUCER
The Lucky Undies
With his eyes set on rescuing a pair of lucky boxers and making a quick escape, a young man must brave a fuming ex-boyfriend in this modern take on David vs Goliath and a one-night-stand gone wrong.
SHORT FILM – PRODUCER
Elliott Lonsdale 