Mick Flaaen's Reel

This is a teaser trailer for my film project Hearts & Fists.

A Funeral Dance is a documentary about Tacoma's MLK Ballet Company and their preparation and rehearsal leading up to the opening night of the performance of "The Beast"

Welcome to Parkland is a short film narrative. Completed in 2011, WTP was shot in Parkland WA and mainly at Northern Pacific Coffee Co. on Garfield St. near Pacific Lutheran University. This was my first production outside of school. We shot on the Canon 5D Mark II along with a Zoom H4n. It was edited on AVID. The whole project was completed in four months, from treatment to authoring. I ignored everyone and made the short I wanted, and so it came in at a whopping 18 minutes with credits in...

Paint, is a short documentary about the impact of graffiti and street art in Tacoma WA. Paint encompasses three elements; one the downtown parking garages. Two, Tacoma's graffiti underworld, and three the mural on the Rialto Theatre. Paint is currently on the festival circuit and the official selection of the Tacoma, Gig Harbor and Onecloudfest Film Festivals.