Roy, a successful businessman, pays a visit to David, his ne’er-do-well brother, on the night of their father’s death. But Roy isn’t all that he seems to be and his confession of a dark family secret could change both their lives forever.

Starring John Racioppo and Dennis Kozee.

Original music by Tommy Kraft.

Tommy Kraft has been working hard on the color correction with direction from me and DP Darrell Ayer.  The color correction process is well on its way with about 75% of the shots more or less finalized. Below are some color graded stills from the first two scenes of the movie. We hope you enjoy!

Roy, a successful businessman, pays a visit to David, his ne’er-do-well brother, on the night of their father’s death.  But Roy isn’t all that he seems to be and his confession of a dark family secret could change both their lives forever.

Replica, a short sci-fi film I co-wrote and edited, is in the final stages of post-production. Hopefully, I can post a link here soon. I’ve been busy designing all the Kickstarter rewards (postcards, posters, dvd cover, etc).

I just finished production on Facade, a short film I wrote and directed. I had a really great time working with the talented cast and crew! I can’t thank you guys enough! This was also the first time I had a DP (Darrell Ayer), which was awesome. I’m currently knee deep in post-production and am hoping to have the film ready for release by the end of the month. In the mean time, below is a brief synopsis and some stills from the film (no color correction yet).

Roy, a successful businessman, pays a visit to David, his ne’er-do-well brother, on the night of their father’s death.  But Roy isn’t all that he seems to be and his confession of a dark family secret could change both their lives forever.

The festival will take place March 21-25. Visit their website for more information. We are thrilled to be part of this great event!

I took another brief hiatus from production of Clockwise: Part 2 in order to help develop a live action short my friend Sam Eilertsen will be directing this spring. The short, a sci-fi noir called Replica, is set in a universe I was developing for an ambitious 40-minute machinima.

Sam was intrigued by the idea and asked if I would be interested in working with him on an 8-minute live action film set in the same world. We worked on the script together, writing and rewriting each other’s drafts, until we were finally satisfied with the result.  Now things are finally moving forward. Casting will begin soon, followed by fundraising and production. I can’t wait to see everything start coming together! More updates soon.

Replica (by Sam Eilertsen and Harrison Heller) takes place in a not-too-distant future in which humans have created a race of sentient androids. The androids (known as “grays” for their silver eyes) were built as slaves, but eventually gained equal rights with humans. However, they remain an oppressed minority. Five years after their emancipation, an assassin armed with powerful weaponry starts killing the leaders of the Android Rights Movement, and a human detective is left the job of investigating the killings. Scorned by his fellow officers for his apparent sympathy with the grays, Detective Quinlan persists and begins to uncover a dangerous secret…

The machinima will be shown along with other selected films at an indie theater that happens to be very close to where I live. The festival is scheduled for the weekend of November 11-13. I can’t wait! You can see a list of the other selected films here.

This is the first time one of our films has made it into the festival. Bitfilm has not announced their machinima selection on their site yet, but I can’t wait to see what else was chosen!

An astronaut desperately searching for his wife on an alien world. An office drone suffering the pain of a crumbling marriage. A mother trying to cope with the aftermath of a tragic accident. They are all waiting on a miracle.

For this project, I wanted to try something different from the type of films I have been making the last few years, which have relied heavily on dialogue. I wanted to go outside my comfort zone and challenge myself to tell a story entirely through visuals and music. I asked my friend Tommy Kraft, who has scored numerous ABP films, whether I could make a narrative music video based around one of his songs. He sent me “Waiting On A Miracle” and we worked closely to develop three micro-stories that would reflect the melancholy themes and tone of the song.

We hope you enjoy it!

“An astronaut desperately searching for his wife on an alien world. An office drone suffering the pain of a crumbling marriage. A mother trying to cope with the aftermath of a tragic accident. They are all waiting on a miracle.”

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