FILM & VIDEO

SKUNK

A 14-year-old girl is forced to stand up for herself when her pit bull is stolen by a dog fighter.

Co-Producer.

Directed by Annie Silverstein.

Winner: 1st Place, Cannes Cinéfondation, 2014.

Homelands: West, TX

Three years after an explosion that rocked a small community of Texas Czechs, the residents of West are still finding ways to move past their collective trauma.

Producer, Director, Editor.

Promotional Documentary: LGBT Refugees in South Africa

LGBT individuals around the world often face persecution and extreme violence in their home countries owing to their sexual orientation and / or gender identity and expression. Those who can, flee their countries of origin in search of a safer environment and better life. However, this journey is not easy and LGBT asylum seekers and refugees are frequently victims of discrimination, isolation, violence and abuse along the way to a safe third country. Filmed in South Africa.

To learn more visit: oraminternational.org/

Co-producer, Co-director.

ARVIND

When his mother is released from prison, Arvind, 16, revisits old family wounds by writing a play from her perspective.

Producer, Director, Editor.

Semi-finalist for Student Academy Award, Documentary. 2015.

33 TEETH

Eddie is a hormonal 14-year-old boy living alone with his mother in the suburbs. He has a heightened fascination with the comb of his attractive older neighbor, Chad.

Screenings include Slamdance, Frameline, Outfest, and over 80 other festivals.

Best Short Film (New York Short Film Festival)

Audience Award (Barcelona MiMi LGBT Film Festival)

Writer, Director, Editor

RUSH

High-adrenaline activities help recently returned soldiers adjust to civilian life. A Roberts/Silverstein production. Screened as part of the AFS Short Case shorts program at SXSW 2011.

Co-Director, Co-editor with Annie Silverstein.

YEAH, KOWALSKI!

Coming of age is a drag when delayed development gets in the way of romance.

Kowalski discovers a creative solution.

Director. Co-writer.

PBS Shorts, Frameline Festival.

MixFest Brazil: Best Foreign Film.