Editor, CODE OF THE FREAKS (2020) by Salome Chasnoff


A radical reframing of the use of disabled characters in lm. Using hundreds of clips spanning over 100 years of moviemaking, and a cast of disabled artists, scholars and activists; a scorching critique of some of Hollywood’s most beloved characters.

Kino Lorber Theatrical

https://www.codeofthefreaks.com/

Editor / Producer, ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO (2013-2018)


Production and editorial of video marketing campaigns, art events, fashion documentation.

https://www.saic.edu/

https://vimeo.com/180046178

https://vimeo.com/192490134

Writer/Director/Editor: Nobody Likes You as Much as I Do (2019)

Short. French co-production with Lionceau Films. An American couple worries about the safety of a Parisian girl after a night out. Featuring Mike Lopez, Nichole Bagby, Joe Swanberg and Noeé Abita.

https://www.nobudge2.com/videos/nobody-likes-you-as-much-as-i-do

Post-Production/VFX: The Pink Egg (2018) by Jim Trainor


Luis Buñuel's observation - "You can find all of Shakespeare and de Sade in the lives of insects" - was the inspiration for this experimental horror movie, in which human actors wordlessly enact the life-cycles of wasps and bees.

http://2018.frontart.org/artists/jim-trainor/

Writer/Director/Editor: Neighborhood Food Drive (2017)


Scheming Chicago restaurateurs Madeline (Lyra Hill) and Naomi (Bruce Bundy) and their unpaid interns throw the world’s most disastrous community fundraisers.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nfd

https://mubi.com/films/neighborhood-food-drive

Writer/ Director/Editor: En Plein Air (2014)


Short. An outdoor painting instructor takes an objectionable interest in an attractive young couple's summer romance. Premiered at the Telluride Film Festival. Shot on Super 16mm.

http://nobudge.com/main/en-plein-air

Writer/Director/Editor: Crimes Against Humanity (2014)


A dean’s assistant abandons his tragedy-stricken girlfriend to pursue a labyrinthian campus mystery. "Recalls the ction of Thomas Pynchon in its mix of conspiracy plots, academic references, and loopy humor"—Chicago Reader. "One of the best and most original independent comedies of the year"—Daily Grindhouse.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/crimesagainsthumanity/

Editor: Burberry, Art of the Trench: Chicago (2012)


Ad promoting the opening of Burbery’s US flagship store in Chicago.

https://burberry.tumblr.com/

Awards & Honors:

  • Spirit of Slamdance Award, 2017 Slamdance Film Festival

  • 50 Leaders of Chicago Film & Television, Newcity Magazine

  • 2014 Hammer to Nail Awards: 10 Best Independent Film of the Year

  • Best Ensemble Cast, 2014 Florida Film Festival

  • Best Film, Best of the Chicago Reader 2014

  • Best Feature, 2014 Boston Underground Film Festival

  • Best Feature, 2014 Atlanta Underground Film Festival

  • Audience Award, 2011 Chicago Underground Film Festival

  • Best Experimental Film, 2011 New Jersey International Film Festival

    Festivals:

  • 2019 Fantastic Fest

  • 2019 Nashville Film Festival

  • 2019 Calgary International Film Festival

  • 2019 Palm Springs International Film Festival

  • 2019 Sarasota Film Festival

  • 2017 American Fringe Festival in Paris

  • 2017 Revelation Perth International Film Festival

  • 2017 Cinequest Film Festival

  • 2017 Brooklyn Film Festival

  • 2017 Sidewalk Film Festival

  • 2017 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival

  • 2017 Sydney Underground Film Festival

  • 2017 Chicago Underground Film Festival

  • 2017 Boston Underground Film Festival

  • 2017 Slamdance Film Festival

  • 2015 Santa Fe Independent Film Festival

  • 2015 Chicago Underground Film Festival

  • 2015 Wisconsin Film Festival

  • 2015 Boston Underground Film Festival

  • 2014 Telluride Film Festival

  • 2014 Slamdance on the Road: Detroit

  • 2014 Chicago Underground Film Festival

  • 2014 Florida Film Festival

  • 2014 Wisconsin Film Festival

  • 2014 Boston Underground Film Festival

  • 2014 Atlanta Underground Film Festival

  • 2014 Slamdance Film Festival

  • 2014 Doc Films at University of Chicago

  • 2014 Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago


    Artists Talks / Class Visits:

  • 2018 Théâtre national de Bretagne, Rennes

  • 2018 Cinémathèque Française, Paris

  • 2017 Micro-Wave Cinema, Madison

  • 2017 Hollywood Arclight Cinema, Los Angeles

  • 2016 University of Wisconsin, Madison