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June 10, 2021 - Red Planet Red Carpet
Here's a brand new animated short! It's about aliens walking the red carpet of a Martian film premiere, and in reality, it was an excuse to practice walk cycles and character designs. And the music is by me, too. Enjoy!
Here's a brand new animated short! It's about aliens walking the red carpet of a Martian film premiere, and in reality, it was an excuse to practice walk cycles and character designs. And the music is by me, too. Enjoy!
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May 17, 2021 - Beanstalk at the Wavestock Film Festival
A lot of Beanstalk news over the past few days! Another festival acceptance! And what makes this one so exciting is that it's finally... in person! It will take place in on Saturday, June 12th at Flagship Brewery on Staten Island. Doors open at 1:00PM. Hope to see you there! |
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May 17, 2021 - Beanstalk Nominated for Best Music/Film Score Award at the International New York Film Festival
On top of being accepted into the festival this year, we've just learned that we're nominated for an award! This one is all Kory, who scored the entire film. |
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May 11, 2021 - Beanstalk at the International New York Film Festival
Great news! Beanstalk was just accepted into the International New York Film Festival on June 18-19. Because the theater is not yet at 100% capacity, it will be a virtual screening. But that means it's easier to watch from the comfort of your own home! |
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May 3, 2021 - Gold Star Scholars Promotional Video
Hey everyone! It's been a while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy working on stuff. A non-profit organization Gold Star Scholars commissioned me to animate this promotional video for the launch of their website. The organization assists the children of soldiers lost or wounded in combat by providing college scholarships and career networking opportunities. For more information, visit www.goldstarscholars.org |
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January 15, 2021 - Bar Fly
Happy New Year! Here's a brand new 30-second animated short. Animation and music by me. Enjoy!
Happy New Year! Here's a brand new 30-second animated short. Animation and music by me. Enjoy!
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December 21, 2020 - Best Animation Award at the Grove Film Festival
Great news right before the holiday season! Beanstalk won the award for Best Animation at the Grove Film Festival. 2020 wasn't that great of a year, but we're ending it on a high note! 
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November 20, 2020 - Beanstalk at the Grove Film Festival
It's festival #5 for Beanstalk! Again, due to COVID, this will be a virtual festival. It will screen on December 19th first and then will be available all day for streaming on December 20th. Here is the link: https://www.bingewave.com/f/grove-film-festival-1 I've been to this festival once before when my film Zoul screened there last year. I remember having a great time and meeting some talented people. Thank you Larry Rosen for the acceptance! |
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October 30, 2020 - Beanstalk at the Big Apple Film Festival
Proud to announce that Beanstalk has been accepted into The Big Apple Film Festival and will be streaming virtually November 13th-15th! This is Beanstalk's 4th festival and my 2nd time screening a film at BAFF after Concurrence played there in 2016. It's great to be back! |
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October 8, 2020 - Beanstalk at NewFilmmakers New York
Hi everyone! Some more Beanstalk news! Beanstalk has been accepted into its 3rd film festival and will screen as part of the NewFilmmakers New York Film Festival! Assuming Anthology Film Archives will remain closed due to COVID, Beanstalk will stream virtually on January 6th! |
September 27, 2020 - Judging Films at the Blackbird Film Festival
I've been selected to be a judge at this year's Blackbird Film Festival. Concurrence played there and was nominated for an award in 2017, and now I'm learning about what goes into the process behind the scenes.
I've been selected to be a judge at this year's Blackbird Film Festival. Concurrence played there and was nominated for an award in 2017, and now I'm learning about what goes into the process behind the scenes.
August 27, 2020 - Beanstalk Wins Award at the New Jersey Young Filmmakers' Festival
Great news! Beanstalk was accepted into this year's New Jersey Young Filmmakers' Festival. And not only that, we won the award for Director's Choice for Animation! This is Beanstalk's second festival and first award, and we're beyond thrilled that all the hard work that went into this film is being noticed and enjoyed. Like everything else this year, it's a virtual festival, and Beanstalk will livestream on their YouTube channel starting tomorrow, August 28th at 7:00PM and lasting until Sunday, August 30th. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9zX8ULSltQ&feature=youtu.be
Great news! Beanstalk was accepted into this year's New Jersey Young Filmmakers' Festival. And not only that, we won the award for Director's Choice for Animation! This is Beanstalk's second festival and first award, and we're beyond thrilled that all the hard work that went into this film is being noticed and enjoyed. Like everything else this year, it's a virtual festival, and Beanstalk will livestream on their YouTube channel starting tomorrow, August 28th at 7:00PM and lasting until Sunday, August 30th. Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9zX8ULSltQ&feature=youtu.be
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July 15, 2020 - New Animated Short Film Beanstalk and Its Acceptance into Animation Block Party 2020
My newest short film is animated! As most of you know, I'm not only a live-action filmmaker, but also an animator and illustrator, so when I was contacted by composer Kory Hilpmann about animating a film set to his music, I jumped at the chance. Kory had written a piece of orchestral music inspired by the classic story of Jack and the Beanstalk. This film was a fun challenge, as I had never animated anything this complex or long. Five minutes may not sound like a long time, but keep in mind it's twelve drawings per second, plus backgrounds! This week, Kory and I learned that Beanstalk was accepted into its first festival -- Animation Block Party 2020! The festival has been a fixture in the New York animation community since 2004. IndieWire calls it "the coolest (and arguably one of the best) animation festivals in the United States." Although the event is usually held in Brooklyn, due to coronavirus, it will be a live-streamed for free on August 22, 2020 on the Brooklyn Academy of Music's website www.bam.org. 
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May 14, 2020 - Coronavirus PSA
I created this 30 second coronavirus PSA animation as a part of NY Gov. Cuomo's #newyorktough contest to highlight the importance of wearing a mask over your mouth and nose. Animation by me. Sounds by Pete Grancio. Enjoy!
I created this 30 second coronavirus PSA animation as a part of NY Gov. Cuomo's #newyorktough contest to highlight the importance of wearing a mask over your mouth and nose. Animation by me. Sounds by Pete Grancio. Enjoy!
March 26, 2020 - Zoul Nominated at the Queens World Film Festival
How's everybody doing? I hope you're all staying healthy and social distancing and all that. Zoul was to screen in two festivals on Sunday, the Queens World Film Festival and the Garden State Film Festival, and although their in-person events were cancelled, they're still live-streaming the film blocks online! And here's some more good news, we got nominated at the Queens World Film Festival for Best Comedy Short! Stay safe everyone!
How's everybody doing? I hope you're all staying healthy and social distancing and all that. Zoul was to screen in two festivals on Sunday, the Queens World Film Festival and the Garden State Film Festival, and although their in-person events were cancelled, they're still live-streaming the film blocks online! And here's some more good news, we got nominated at the Queens World Film Festival for Best Comedy Short! Stay safe everyone!
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January 28, 2020 - Zoul at the Queens World Film Festival
Zoul was accepted into its 21st film festival and will screen at this year's Queens World Film Festival! Specific screening info TBD, but it will either screen at the Museum of the Moving Image or Kaufman Studios, both in Astoria. See you there! |
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January 21, 2020 - Zoul at the Garden State Film Festival
Happy New Year! We're starting off 2020 with Zoul's 20th film festival acceptance! We've officially been accepted into this year's Garden State Film Festival! See you March 25-29th in Asbury Park! |
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December 10, 2019 - Two Awards for Zoul at Scared for Your LIIFE
Good morning everyone! I'm pleased to announce that Zoul has taken home 2 more awards at Scared for Your LIIFE! Kent won a well-deserved award for Best Actor, aka "King of Kreeps." I won the "Hometown Hero" award, aka the award for Best Long Island Film. Shoutout to the Long Island Puppet Theater and LIIFE for putting on an incredible festival, and special thanks to producer Jon Bewley for representing the film!
Good morning everyone! I'm pleased to announce that Zoul has taken home 2 more awards at Scared for Your LIIFE! Kent won a well-deserved award for Best Actor, aka "King of Kreeps." I won the "Hometown Hero" award, aka the award for Best Long Island Film. Shoutout to the Long Island Puppet Theater and LIIFE for putting on an incredible festival, and special thanks to producer Jon Bewley for representing the film!
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December 2, 2019 - Zoul at Scared for Your LIIFE
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend! Zoul got into its 19th film festival Scared for Your LIIFE, presented by the Long Island International Film Expo! Out of 100+ submissions, only 22 made the cut. The festival will take place on December 7th at 6:00pm at the Long Island Puppet Theater in Hicksville. This makes 3 festivals coming up in the next 2 weeks. |
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