Movie: Puzzle to My Heart

Title: Puzzle to My Heart

Genre: Drama, Romance

Year Produced: 2011

Level of Education: College, Sophomore Year

Summary: A puzzle-obsessed librarian discovers a series of codes in books which lead her to her one true love.

Additional Notes: I made this in one semester. I ran into plenty of problems but I documented everything here, so go take a look if you'd like to see what it's like to make a movie from the very beginning of conception to the very end of publication.

Movie: Fantasque

Title: Fantasque

Genre: Drama, Experimental

Year Produced: 2008

Level of Education: High School, Junior/Senior Year Summer

Summary: A dream of deception.

Additional Notes: I made this 16mm beauty at Ithaca's NYSSSA program. It was my first experience with film.

Movie: Thick as Thieves

Title: Thick as Thieves

Genre: Drama

Year Produced: 2010

Level of Education: College, Sophomore Year

Summary: A man's botched attempt to steal from the mob results in him taking a woman hostage with consequences he couldn't have anticipated.

Additional Notes: This video contains some swearing (use of the 'F' word, mostly) so if this offends you, please don't watch. I did some cinematography, was the boomer, and edited this time around.

Movie: The Final Word

Title: The Final Word

Genre: Drama/ Tragedy

Year Produced: 2010

Level of Education: College, Sophomore Year

Summary: A young woman left at the altar has one final conversation with her ex before leaving a video for her mother concerning her imminent suicide.

Additional Notes: This is a sad video, just a warning to you all. I wrote and edited this time around.

Movie: Skeletons

Title: Skeletons

Genre: Drama

Year Produced: 2009

Level of Education: College, Freshman Year

Summary: A girl wakes up in an unfamiliar basement, bound and gagged.

Additional Notes: This was my first group project. If I could go back and fix things like audio and certain shots, I would. Also, this has some swearing in it for those of you who may not be into curse words. Written by one of the members of my group, directed and edited mostly by me.

Movie: All Torn Up

Title: All Torn Up

Genre: Experimental Drama

Year Produced: 2009

Level of Education: High School, Senior Year

Summary: Domestic violence is a problem our society has yet to eliminate. It hurts many parties —parents and children, wives and husbands— but the most painful part about it is when it occurs between siblings: brothers and sisters especially. We think our family members could never do something so horrible because they are supposed to love us and protect us. How do we fight back? How can we believe it will all be ok in the end? How can we still love the people who hurt us for no good reason?

Additional Notes: 16mm Black & White film.

Soundtrack: “Already Over” by Red