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Grown in Darkness (2022. Writer & Director)
Henry (Andy Jones) lives alone on his farm growing rhubarb in a dark cellar when his friend Emmanuel (Lawrence Barry) arrives to collect the harvest. Together the two spend a few days tentatively exploring the boundaries of their relationship in this short film about loneliness and longing in the later years of life.
Produced by Anna Wheeler, Cinematography by Duncan De Young, Production Design by Hilary Thomson, Editing by Justin Simms, 1st AD Jackie Hynes, Score by Anastasia Westcott
Made through NIFCO and Telefilm’s Picture Start Program. Supported by Canada Council for the Arts, The Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation, ArtsNL, The City of St. John’s.
Notable Screenings:
FIN Atlantic Film Festival (Joan Orenstein & David Renton Award for Outstanding Performance in Acting - Andy Jones)
Vancouver International Film Festival
Charlottetown Film Festival (Best Screenplay, Best Emerging Screenwriter)
GAZE
Iris Prize
A Dreaming House (2018. Director & Editor)
A field recordist listens in on the dreams and nightmares of an old house.
Sound Design by Anastasia Westcott, Cinematography by Meaghan Gable, Performance and field recordings by Alex Hennessey
Supported by ArtsNL.
Notable Screenings:
Vancouver International Film Festival
Anti-Matter
FIN Atlantic Film Festival
The Nickel Independent Film Festival
The Inn of Olde (2016. Writer, Director & Editor)
Sadie (Mary Walsh) is an aging downtown girl trying to make her way across the oldest city in North America so that she can see her Niece perform on television. However, on her journey she is haunted by visions of her past. "The Inn of Olde" is an exploration of memory, place, and how easily a life of hardship can manifest itself outwardly.
Cinematography by Kevin Coffey
Notable Screenings:
The Nickel Independent Film Festival
Hiraeth (2016. Writer & Director)
A woman whose life is built around a poisonous forest is plagued by visions of her partner until she encounters a mythical creature that is said to grant wishes.
Produced by Mithila Majithia, Cinematography by Meaghan Gable, Production Design by Kaitlyn Leewing, Editing by Graham Brunt, Starring Alison Edwards-Crewe and Erica Anderson
Made at Toronto Metropolitan University
Notable Screenings:
FIN Atlantic Film Festival
The Nickel Independent Film Festival
Westelaken - Pear Tree
Weary - Scraped Knee (2022)
Westelaken - The Pool of Blood (2020)
Jim and Jesse - Rabbit in the Log (2019. Not commissioned.)
Ribbon Tied - Dear Devil (2017)
