I've updated my demo reel to include my latest work - includes clips from my films Body Image, The End of Mara, Deal Travis In, and Vivienne Again. Check it out and if you like it, please share!
Screenings: 'Body Image' + The Resurrection Trilogy Screen in Georgia
Our film festival tour for Body Image continues this December with a screening at the Hyde Horror Film Festival as part of the Jekyll Island Comic Con. Plus, the complete Resurrection Trilogy will be screening at Hyde Horror as well!
WHEN: December 9-10, 2017
WHERE: Jekyll Island Comic Con
Jekyll Island Convention Center
Jekyll Island, GA
TV: The Resurrection Trilogy is Now Available on ShortsTV
You can now catch the films of the Resurrection Trilogy on TV through the ShortsTV channel. Visit the ShortsTV site for a complete listing of upcoming airings and to find what platforms in your area carries the channel!
'The End of Mara' is now available to watch online
'The End of Mara' is now available to watch on both YouTube and Vimeo. If you like the film, please give us a thumbs up or leave a comment!
This is the third film of our Resurrection Trilogy, which means you can now watch all three films for free online.
We are currently developing this world into a series so there's lots more to come!
WINNER: 'The End of Mara' Wins Best Narrative Short Film at the Flyway Film Festival!
I just returned from an amazing trip to attend the Flyway Film Festival in Pepin, WI. This was my fourth time attending Flyway and it's always a wonderful experience but this time it was extra special because we won an award! Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard on this film - we did it, we won Best Narrative Short Film!
Screening: 'The End of Mara' Screens in Wisconsin
I'm happy to share that “The End of Mara” will continue its festival tour with a newly announced screening at the Flyway Film Festival in Pepin, WI!
FLYWAY FILM FESTIVAL
> Friday, October 21st at 9:30pm, Friday Night Shorts block
Screening: 'The End of Mara' Screens in Los Angeles
I'm excited to announce our west coast premiere for 'The End of Mara' at HollyShorts Film Festival!
WHEN: August 18, 2016 - 2:30pm
WHERE: TCL Chinese Theatre
6925 Hollywood Blvd,
Hollywood, CA 90028
Alumni Program
Behind-The-Scenes Videos for 'The End of Mara'
We've created two new behind-the-scenes videos for The End of Mara: One about casting the film and the other about the cinematic look-and-feel of The End of Mara as well as the complete Resurrection Trilogy, including, Vivienne Again and Deal Travis In.
You can check them both out below and thank you to our Associate Producer Nick Coleman for his great work on these videos!
L to R: Kim Garland (Dir); Ian Choplick (DP); Actors Elena Hurst & Samrat Chakrabarti
In The Can: 'The End of Mara' Wraps NYC/NJ Shoot
During the last week of March, we shot The End of Mara and had an amazing shoot!
Over four days, we shot in Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey. In the woods, in an SRO, and at Riverside Park. And it seems we spent a lot of time shooting in the back of a truck.
We were filmmaking carnies: Setting up our tents, putting on a show, then packing it up and moving on to the next location.
We had a rockstar cast and crew who weren't dismayed by cold windy days, set crashers (we luv ya, Jukebox!), and a junkyard dog with a heart of gold. Thank you to each of our cast and crew for your dedication, hard work, and artistry.
You can check out our day-by-day behind-the-scenes photos at The End of Mara Facebook page and follow our progress as we complete the film: www.TheEndOfMara.com
And thank you for your continued support!
Announcing My Next Film: 'The End of Mara'
The time has come to finish up my Resurrection Trilogy of short films! The final film will be The End of Mara and it's slated for release in 2015.
The End of Mara is the story of a woman who helps her husband break free of a curse that’s brought him back to life and trapped him on Manhattan Island. This film, as with the last two, will be stand-alone and character-focused.
We're just getting rolling with this project and are in the script development stage now. We have our key crew for production and post-production already lined up - the same collaborators we created the first two films with - so we will truly be keeping the films all in the same world.
In order to focus on making this last film the best it can be, I'm taking a hiatus from my Script magazine column for the next few months to put everything I have into this project.
It's going to be an amazing ride!
Follow along via Twitter at my personal account or our production company's account, or on Facebook at The End of Mara page. I will also send out periodic updates through my newsletter, which is probably the best way to stay in the loop.
Thanks for continuing with me on this journey and I hope to share lots more with you soon!