I am a storyteller. I explore how the characters I create navigate the transformational turning points in their lives. But then, that's really my story. You see, I was a child prodigy headed toward the concert stage when I picked up my Dad's 8mm camera and there was no turning back. The destination was no longer Carnegie Hall...it was Hollywood.
Discovering Ella
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Film (short)
by Carey-it-Off Productions
Director/Producer The (mostly) true story of the greatest jazz drummer you've never heard of who stumbled upon a 16-year-old singer and nurtured her into a legend.
In Session
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Film
by Carey-it-Off Productions (Drama and Short)
Director/Writer/Producer A sympathetic therapist, probes the trauma Corby tries so desperately to hide, persuading her to divulge her secrets: first that she is pregnant and second, that a prior pregnancy had resulted in a baby who died from SIDS. But that may not be all that this session reveals...
Mom and Me
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TV Series
(Comedy)
Director/Showrunner A buttoned-down, corporate single woman loses her job and is forced to move back home with her free-wheeling, hippie mother. What could possibly go wrong?
Accidental Reality Star
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TV Movie
Producer
Mildly Midwestern Madness
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Film
(Short and Western)
Director Add a Plot »
Dead Drop
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Film
(Action, Adventure, Drama and Short)
Director/Writer/Producer When Sean Burke, deep cover MI-6 agent, finds himself in the middle of a plot to poison the water supply of Los Angeles, he has two choices: loyalty or doing what's right. An unlikely meet-up with two FBI agents will help him decide ... and his wits and savvy will offer him a third choice. Written by Anonymous
Mr. Hopewell's Remedy
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Film
(Comedy, Romance and Short)
Director/Producer When hapless alchemist Ernest Hopewell lands in the slammer for co-mingling his recyclables, the true magic begins.
Starship: Apocalypse
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Film
(Action and Sci-Fi)
Actress The Overseer, Ruler of the Federation, wants to enslave the rebellious worlds with an ancient alien nano-virus that turns humans into slaves. John Worthy and his new Starship, Deliverance stands between the Earth and the coming storm.
Starship: Rising
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Film
(Action and Sci-Fi)
Actress Starship One... the most powerful prototype warship in the Federation, capable of destroying entire worlds. Two empires at war: the corrupt Federation, and the oppressive Terra Nostra. Entire planets are being wiped out. When the order is given to destroy the Earth, Federation Flight Lieutenant John Worthy kills his superior officer and mutineers Starship One. Demanding that both sides make peace, he becomes the target of both sides of the war. Worthy is pursued across the galaxy by General Gustav, an infamous military commander who brings the entire Federation fleet down upon Worthy and his Starship. After a number of intense battles, and suffering heavy vessel damage, Worthy aligns himself with an underground rebellion. He is entrusted with vessel upgrades and a robot army he needs to bring down both sides of the war. Joining with other disgruntled Federation military personnel, and Jolli, a beautiful gun-toting star pilot, Worthy wages war, but is halted when General Gustav holds ... Written by Neil Johnson
Casting Qs
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Television
(Talk-Show)
Director/Producer In-depth interviews with Casting Directors from Los Angeles to Prague
Un-Broke: What You Need to Know About Money
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TV Movie
(Comedy)
Actress Add a Plot »
Just in Case
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Film
(Short, Action, Drama and Romance)
Music department A beautiful, rich pianist who gets stuck on her way to a concert has to get on a bus for the first time in her life, only to find out that across from her sits a potential suicide bomber. In her growing panic, she decides to move to a safer seat - next to Yuri - a drunk, bitter and tired Russian soldier with a gun on his lap. Inspired by true events, Just In Case is a five minute impossible love story which takes place in an impossible reality. Written by Anonymous
140
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Film
(Documentary)
Director 140 filmmakers in 140 locations worldwide will be synchronized through the website Twitter.com to film 140 seconds at the same time. The theme is connection. The must film whatever it is that connects them to their home and do it in 140 seconds of continuous footage. Written by Frank Kelly
Worth
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Film
(Drama and Short)
Director/Writer/Producer When a non-descript violin shows up at an upscale auction it seems wildly out of place. But who really knows what something, or SOMEONE, is worth?
Weather Girls
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Film
(Short and Comedy)
Actress Award Winning Weather Girls Candy, Mandy and Brandy share their secrets to bringing in top ratings and how they got their jobs.
The Visit
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Film
(Drama and Short)
Director/Writer Months after a death in the family, Lauren and Mark must face their conflicting feelings about life, death and the meaning of love. Written by David Manship
Until Next Time
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Film
(Short, Drama and Romance)
Actress Gabriella and Anthony had a beautiful relationship. They shared a love that was so spiritual, inspiring and often unexplained even to them. It was a love affair that others only dreamed off. Then Anthony was abruptly shipped off to war. After months of writing letters back and forth, Anthony's letters suddenly stopped. A short time later Gabriella received news that Anthony had been killed during the war like so many other soldiers. Heartbroken and lost, Gabriella retreated to the home she shared with Anthony. The memories of their love affair pacified her at first but quickly became painful reminders of the love she'd never have again. She became a recluse, often unable to simply get out of bed. Her life as she knew it was over but she was desperate to find that love again. Anthony had always told Gabriella that their spirits were connected and that simple notion launches Gabriella's quest to "find" Anthony's spirit. She begins a journey into a world she believes only Anthony would ... Written by Kimberly Prendez
Bunko
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Film
(Short and Comedy)
Actress Add a Plot »
Reflections of a Life
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Film
(Drama and Short)
Director/Writer/Producer An intimate portrait of a woman's life with an unusual approach that confines the story to a single location and one camera position, all with the intent to maximize the emotion and intimacy the audience feels. How much more personal can you get than to spend time with a woman, facing herself in the bathroom mirror? For this is where she puts on her public face and confronts her private fears alone. The film takes the heroine through the life-changing diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer through the eyes of her family, lover and closest friends.
Interview
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Television
(Drama)
Actress Each week, the show presents a fictional interview with an 'author' who has written about an extraordinary event in his or her life. The interview is presented as real except that the end credits reveal that an actor has played the role of the fictional author. Written by n3actes
The Jerry Fairfax Show
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Television
(Comedy)
Actress/Producer Add a Plot »
Clip Joint
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Television
(Comedy)
Actress Clip Joint is a show-within-a-show (à la Larry Sanders) about a self-absorbed, narcissistic movie reviewer. Whenever the show offends a V.I.P. with its content, the show put the offended party on the payroll to silence them, hence the studio is full of silenced malcontents. Written by n3actes
Confessions
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Television
(Drama)
Actress The affluent, seaside community of Briarwood has been rocked by the murder of a policeman and everyone seems to have had a motive.
Garage Sale
Director/Writer/Producer
2 Platinum EMPixx Awards (web series)
(2011)
Audience Award--Best Short (Stony Brook Film Festival)
(2010)
Aloha Accolade for Excellence in Filmmaking (Honolulu Int'l Film Festival)
(2010)
Gold Remi Award for Screenplay (Worldfest, Houston)
(2010)
Jury Award-Best Short/Best Art Direction/Best Editing/Best Original Score (Long Island Int'l Film Expo)
(2009)
3 Bronze Telly Awards-Entertainment/Social Issues/Use of Music
(2009)
Impressive Impact Award (Felder Film Festival)
(2009)
2 Awards of Merit from Indie Fest - Short Film/Direction
(2009)
Platinum Remi for Dramatic Short (Worldfest, Houston)
(2009)
Shoestring for Best Short + Best of the Fest (Rochester Int'l Film Fest)
(2009)
3 Accolade Awards of Excellence - Short Film/Art Direction/Original Score
(2009)
Best Short (Lake Arrowhead Film Festival)
(2009)
5 Platinum EMPixx Awards - Short Film/Direction/Music/Set Design & Art Dir./Editing
(2009)
Audience Choice Gold Medal - (Park City Film Music Fest)
(2008)
Honorable Mention (La Femme Int'l Film Fest)
(2008)
Best Super Short (Anchorage Int'l Film Fest)
(2008)
Honorable Mention (Rochester Int'l Film Fest)
(2007)
Best Short (Reel Women Int'l Film Fest)
(2007)
Best Original Score/Best Actor (Long Island Int'l Fest)
(2006)
Special Jury Remi (Worldfest, Houston)
(2006)
Best Drama (SF Women's Film Fest)
(2006)
Jury Gold Medal (Park City Film Music Fest)
(2006)