Film
Tombé
After a young woman is sexually assaulted by her ballet teacher, she must find the strength to continue her art.
Length: 8 minutes
Winner: Best Student Film at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood
Best Picture and Best Director at Zotfest at UCI
Nominee: Student Director (Female) and Best Screendance at Indie Short Fest.
Official Selection: California Women’s Film Festival
Cordillera International Film Festival
Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood
LA Women in Film Festival
Lapsed
Claire is trapped in the apartment where she died, unable to be seen or heard by the living. But when she sees her new roommate, Rachel, going down the same dark path that led to her own death, she must find a way to communicate.
Length: 9 Minutes
"Lapsed" is ultimately a story about failure to communicate, loneliness, and the way society reacts to and sensationalizes mental health and death. It also critiques and explores the way mental health is treated in the horror genre.
Official Selection: Ethos Film Awards
A Little Arsenic
Entangled in a toxic relationship, a couple dares each other to put a permanent end to it.
Length: 7 minutes
After the Ball Was Over
Two ex lovers run into each other after their aborted attempt to conceive a child. As they toe the line between animosity and attraction, their past relationship raises questions of queer femininity and motherhood.
Length: 9 minutes
Bone To Pick
During the COVID-19 pandemic, UCI Digital Filmmaking students had to take classes on Zoom, and were assigned to use small wooden manikins to study lighting and shot structure. This exercise was shot on a smartphone with no film equipment.
Length: 1 minute
Foresight
An overly cautious and superstitious student gains the ability to predict things she’d rather not know.
Length: 6 minutes
How Long You Wander
In nineteenth century Massachusetts, a young Emily Dickinson falls in love with her best friend, Susan. They explore their relationship while keeping it hidden, but things get complicated when Susan gets engaged to Emily’s brother, Austin.
Official Selection: San Bernardino Valley College International Film Festival
This film was adapted from Emily Dickinson's personal letters, often quoting her exact words.
Length: 15 minutes