2016 - Macbeth
Kaiyo Spec - Producer
Inspired by the "big move" to New York, the itch to create, and a strong desire to find a place to call home, this film is about the life of a couch and a reflection on sentimentality - if we can fall in love with objects in our life, why can’t they too, fall in love with us? As we began to develop this story, we started to see ads everywhere for Kaiyo, a furniture reselling platform, and everything just clicked - so we turned this into a spec commercial for the brand.
Directed and Written by Kaia Daniel
Cinematography by Brian Molloy
Starring: Anapaula Guajardo, Savanna Cole, Sebastian Delgado, Ben Hard, Elizabeth George, Saige Larmer, and Miles Agee (as the voice of the Couch)
Sunrise - Producer
Sunrise follows two boys, Evan and Micah, one out and one in the closet, reckoning with the unexpected death of their close friend. Caught up in shame and anger, Evan would prefer to bypass the grieving process entirely, while Micah tries to get him to slow down. In the weeks following their friends’ death, the boys learn to reconcile their relationship and grieve together.
Directed by Benjamin Hard
Written by Libby Carr
Cinematography by Brian Molloy
Starring: Dylan Winters, Roberto Soto, and Nick Saldivar
Stiletto - Assistant Director
A sadistic client follows a young stripper home after work, only to find out she was more than he bargained for.
Directed and Produced by Maclaine Lowery and June Shaukat
Written by Maclaine Lowery
Cinematography by Kaia Daniel
Starring: Deanna Noriega and Peter Young
Live At The Downbeat! - Co-Producer
Set in a failing 1944 Harlem jazz club, the fates of a jaded house band, a tyrannical owner, and a brazen female trumpet player are forever altered when a renowned music producer sits in for a live recording.
Written and Directed by Jared Bordeaux
Produced by Bryant Mckeon
Cinematography by Joey Hunt
Starring: Lindsay Walker, Michael E Johnson, Todd Essary, Robert Sales, Carl Clark, and Will Moleon,
Salvando A Salvado - Co-Producer
Inspired by the ridiculous real live event's that surrounded the passing of Luisa's maternal grandfather, Salvando A Salvador is a story about familiar devotion and unconditional love that follows the emotional journey of three sisters who are tasked with their father's post-mortem arrangememts
Written and Directed by Luisa Gonzalez
Produced by Andre Fernandez
Cinematography by Ben Root
Starring: June Griffith Garcia, Elizabeth Piña, and Kim Carlson
Swindle - Co-Producer
5 burglars attempt their biggest heist yet, only to find out that everything is not what it seems.
Directed by Simon Tolman
Written by Benjamin Hard
Produced by Benjamin Hard, Simon Tolman, and Yessmeen Moharram
Cinematography by Benjamin Hard
Starring: Vincent Oliver, Nguyen Stanton, Adrian Nañez, Michael Nicoli, and Marcus Mars
Cicadas - Assistant Producer
A pair of precocious sisters living on a farm in rural East Texas will do anything to bring their mother back, even if it means sacrificing a stranger-- or each other.
Directed by Emma Rappold
Written by Emma Rappold and Jill Young
Produced by Emma Rappold and Jill Young
Cinematography by Caleb Guadarrama
Starring Caroline Beagles, Jill Young, and David De La Barcena
Homesickening- Co-Producer & 1st AD
Homesickening follows five twentysomethings living quarantined together search for meaning in each other and confront their own mortality as they start to succumb to an impending plague. An ensemble drama, Homesickening explores the dynamics of a 5-person cast of young people as they cope with feeling powerless over their own lives and bodies.
Since the production - Homesickening has screened at the El Paso Film Festival in October 2020, and The Austin Revolution Film Festival in March 2021.
Directed by Emma Rappold
Written by Emma Rappold and Jill Young
Produced by Annika Horne
Cinematography by Heather Grouthes
Starring Caroline Beagles, Jill Young, Brandon Peagram, Will Kachi, and Austin Hille
Dear Leo - Co-Producer & Line Producer
Dear Leo follows the story of Annie Duncan as she graduates from high school and starts her freshman year of college, as told through the perspective of letters with her middle-school cousin Leo. Dear Leo deals with themes of friendship, change, queerness, and growing up.
Aside from a few adult and child actors, this film was made entirely by a cast and crew of UT students. This was a completely independent project, with a budget of $4,500 and it's a feature-length film. We shot for 25 days in over 20 locations both in Austin, Texas, and Dallas, Texas, and had a cast and crew of 50+ people.
Dear Leo was awarded Austin Film Society's Harrison McClure Grant for post-production. Dear Leo made it's world premiere at Inside Toronto LGBT Film Festival in October 2020. It also screened at the St. Louis International Film Festival and the San Antonio Film Festival in November 2020.
Directed by Emma Rappold
Written by Emma Rappold and Jill Young
Cinematography by Alex Alford
Starring: Jill Young, Ethan Bernadini, Caroline Beagles, Austin Hille, Alexandra Intrator, Lauren Weik and Fazia Rizvi,
Poor Truman - Assistant Director
*Note* - This film is currently in post-production. These stills are from the rough-cut, and are un-colored.
This was a music video for a musician named victoria
Directed by David Estes
Marigolds - Assistant Director
*Note* - This film is currently in post-production. These stills are from the rough-cut, and are un-colored.
Marigolds follows Father and Daughter, Pedro and Rosa, as they host their annual Halloween party. This time it is a little different, as Rosa navigates how to come out to her dad, and Pedro is reminded of the meaning of family.
Devised by Kyle Cordova, Emily Garcia, Cristoforo Magliozzi, Cat Palacios, Tomas Salas, and Lane Stanley