ALAINA KENELY
Filmmaker - Editor - Storyteller
Filmmaker - Editor - Storyteller
Editor, Scripty, & DIT
When police suspect foul play in a fraternity brother’s death, three brothers are summoned to a late night meeting with their president to get their story straight . A battle of conflicting memories ensues, each edging closer to the tragic truth.
Editor & Script Supervisor
When two young African chefs in a foreign country must choose between their lifelong dream of opening a restaurant together or pursuing separate paths to success, their friendship is tested by ambition and the bittersweet realization that growing up might mean growing apart.
Editor & DIT
After a heated argument leads to Indie’s apparent death, Devin awakens to find Indie alive in her room, only to receive a call from Indie’s mother confirming her death, plunging Devin into a surreal and haunting reality.
Editor & Script Supervisor
In 1973, after learning of her husband’s death in Vietnam, a grieving mother becomes obsessed with the haunting portrait he left behind. Forcing her and her defiant daughter to confront the fine line between grief, madness, and the supernatural.
Two girls find solace in reading, using their shared imagination to help each other navigate and overcome the challenges in their lives
Dodge College Application film:
After a disappointing SAT score, a girl confronts a choice: embrace motivation or succumb to self-pity.
After a failed attempt to recreate her mom's special birthday pie, a mother-daughter duo turns disaster into delight as they team up to bake a new one.
A girl's love for chocolate chip pancakes and her youthful spirit lead to heartbreak when her boyfriend breaks up with her for being too childish.
Allen High School's varsity basketball team 2021
Filmed, edited, and produced
This silent experimental short film "Insomnia" explores the depths of sleeplessness by playing with transitions and light.
Experimental short film blurring the lines between cinema and music video. I play with visual framing, aspect ratios, lighting, and overlays.
Personal experiment/practice with sound designing a short film where a girl is alerted by a mysterious elevator and must decide what to do next.
My rough cut of a short film entitled: "Shug For Short" where an introvert Mormon must deflect the advances of the flirtatious hooker he's seated next to on a plane.