Narrative Shorts

Ralph Lancaster, an ex-jazz musician, finds his life to be hollow without his creative outlet.

Screenings:

MSUM Film & Animation Capstone Screening 2026

A paranoid janitor believes he's seen a ghost in his mop water.

Made for the Frame by Frame Weekend Film Challenge Spring 2026.

Screenings:

Frame by Frame Weekend Film Challenge Spring 2026
Winner of Best in Show, Best Directing, Best Acting, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Production Design

In the near future, where Cosmic Brownies are extinct, Officer J tracks and confiscates smuggled Little Debbie products. Those that hunt them go by the name... Debbie Downer.

A parody of Blade Runner 2049 (2017).

When a man mistakenly leaves his garage open during a neighborhood garage sale, his possessions, his garage, and his life suddenly go up for sale.

A desperate widow brings her husband to Jay Dyer, a mortician, hoping for a second chance.

Made for the Frame by Frame 48 Hour Film Challenge 2025.

Screenings:

Frame by Frame 48 Hour Film Challenge 2025
Winner of Best Use of Character

A divorced father finds and fixes a toy nutcracker for his daughter, but realizes he cannot fix everything in his life.

Screenings:

Chicago NewWave IFF 2025
Nominated for Best Score

Hello From Fargo Film Festival 2025
Official Selection

Flint Youth Film Festival 2025
Official Selection

Everything Holiday Film Festival & Screenplay Feedback Contest 2025
Nominated for Best Holiday - Short, Best Director - Short, Best Performance - Short

A young poker dealer finds his world turned upside down when a rookie player enters his rigged game.

Screenings:

MSUM Juried Film & Animation Exhibition Fall 2025

Inspired by classic film noir, this short explores the imagination of a wanna-be detective, Stanley Thomson, contrasted by his harsh reality, in which he has a long ways to go before reaching his dreams.

Screenings:

MSUM Celebration of the Arts 2024
Official Selection

This recycled footage film explores the mental struggles of comedians.

A girl struggles to focus in a busy coffee shop in a busy city.

A recreation of the scene from La La Land (2016) with the song of the same name.

Screenings:

MSUM Juried Film & Animation Exhibition Spring 2024
Winner of Best Cinematography

Shot on 16 mm film, this experimental film explores the common mental health condition, OCD (Obsessive-compulsive disorder).

Screenings:

MSUM Juried Film & Animation Exhibition Spring 2023