Thomas, a self-proclaimed recluse, is a photographer in New York City who sees the world through the lens of his camera. He approaches his photography—as well as his life—in a minimalist style, focusing on the purity and simplicity of things. His world is turned upside down when he encounters Sylvia,[…]
After losing everything in Superstorm Sandy, a devastated photographer tries to forget that she ever loved the sea. Until a mermaid appears, to seduce her into picking up her camera again. Pepper and the Salt Sea is a magical realism fable about holding on to your dreams against all odds.[…]
Alright, the holidays are just around the corner, your boyfriend / girlfriend / son / daughter / friend / secret santa / or whomever is a filmmaker, or aspiring to become one, and you have to get them a gift.. but you have no idea what you can possibly get?[…]
A man walks through Brooklyn photographing creatures. Director’s Statement KrAbBamLGraM is an experimental film about a peculiar photographer, hunting and capturing elusive creatures with his camera. The grotesque creatures, names of which only he seems to know, live in the crevices of the city, amongst people who unseeingly pass by.[…]
With a broken car, a camera in hand and a half-built house in the distance, a photographer finds herself facing a deeper and more unsettling part of her desires than she hoped. DOROTHEA is a film about the sexual awakening of a woman divided between the promises that bind her[…]
A shutter happy photographer finds an old film camera with a difficult last request. (a tribute to a great camera)
For our next scene break we turned to some home talent and an underground comic book inspired film. Meet Santiago Menghini, a director, visual effect artist, co-founder of Nemesis Films, and founder of The Film Effect. Santiago is the craftful director behind the eerie short ‘Intruders‘, and we had a[…]
A prison interrogation room is the setting as a reporter interviews an ex-contract killer for TV broadcast. They discuss life and the human experience, as we build toward the reveal of a greater truth. We view the piece through the reporter’s own cameras, in a cinema verite styled piece. The[…]
After losing everything in Superstorm Sandy, a devastated photographer tries to forget that she ever loved the sea. Until a mermaid appears, to seduce her into picking up her camera again. Pepper and the Salt Sea is a magical realism fable about holding on to your dreams against all odds.[…]
Starring Ariane Labed (“Before Midnight“, “Attenberg”, “Alps“, “The Lobster“) and Keith Poulson (“Somebody Up There Likes Me“, “Hellaware“, “Listen Up Philip“) + featuring Abbi Jacobson + Ilana Glazer (“Broad City”). tjmisny.com twitter.com/tjmisny