THE MACHINE
DIRECTED BY MICHAEL PRICE
Here is the machine. The company boss is very happy about it. The Machine. What does it do? Nobody knows. But the company has it and the boss is very happy about it. The new employee. This will be his job. To figure out. What the machine. Does. A gonzo experimental indie comedy/sci-fi from US filmmaker Michael Price, THE MACHINE is a joyously eccentric UFO of storytelling. —Mitch Davis (Fantasia Film Festival)
Produced by Elias ZX & Chase Newman
Cinematography by Kevin Yu
Starring Allamaprabhu Pattanashetty and Kevin Interdonato
Awards & Screenings:
Fantasia Film Festival (2021)
Dam Short Film Festival (2022)
Wavelengths at Starr Barr (2022)
WAX CASTLES OF LOVE
DIRECTED BY AMIR MOVERMAN
Wax Castles of Love tells the phantasmagorical story of Billie and her journey from turmoil to ascension.
Produced by Elias ZX & Chase Newman
Cinematography by Michael Price
Starring Sarah Garza, Turdy Knockless and John L. Payne
Released for free online January 8th 2022.
THE LAST NICE SUNDAY IN THE EAST VILLAGE
DIRECTED BY DANNY ROBERTS
Three friends spend an unseasonably warm day together in the midst of immense loss.
“This film came out of a combination of immense personal loss, climate anxiety, and a need to reconcile the two. I can only hope it inspires the audience to take care of one another, by any means necessary.” —Danny Roberts
The title Last Nice Sunday in The East Village is a reference to a video by Nelson Sullivan called, The First Nice Sunday of 1987 in the East Village. I also made a short documentary about Danny Roberts shaving his head after completing post-production on this film. You can watch both videos below.
Produced by Elias ZX & Chase Newman
Cinematography by Elizabeth Vrklan
Starring Allamaprabhu Pattanashetty, Leonidas Ocampo and Rachel Housinger
SNAPDRAGON
DIRECTED BY LAINE ELLIOTT
Snapdragon follows Jo, a fifteen year old girl who has been placed in an inpatient psychiatric ward following a suicide attempt. When she is told by the ward psychiatrist, Dr. O'Malley, that she can only go home when she stops lying, she embarks on a quest to figure out what she’s hiding.
Joanna sets out to find out what her “lie” is through O’Malley, her parents, the other patients, and a sympathetic nurse named Michelle. As her friendship with Michelle grows, Jo discovers the painful truth about O’Malley’s request, and the harsh realities of the place that is supposed to help her heal.
Produced by Elias ZX
Production was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic but will continue soon.
Walkie/Set PA - I Saw The TV Glow (A24)
Assistant Director - Je Me Souviens
Location Manager - Stuck in the Mall