Narrative Films
Wizdom (2022)
Sci-Fi Pilot, Producer, Co-Writer, Co-Creator
“In a future where daylight is scarce, Wizdom follows Eos and Vayle, two professional thieves who live on the outskirts of a neon-lit colony ordered and dominated by the biotech corporation Wizdom. Wizdom mandates that the colony’s inhabitants, Neons, must dose themselves with state-engineered “W-Strips,” powerful painkillers which anaesthetize and addict users, echoing the recent controversial trend of overprescribing opioids in American prescription drug culture.
Using bionic upgrades and other posthuman biotechnologies, Eos and Vayle steal psychoactive compounds from a Wizdom Jewelry Store in order to cook up a drug that is rumored to enhance extrasensory powers and show users visions of the future.” - Screen Magazine
Wizdom is currently in post-production.
Directed by Layne Marie Williams
Starring Ashton Swinford, Simone Brazzini, Elizabeth Laidlaw
Golden Voices (2019)
15 minute Short Film, Writer, Production Manager, 1st AC
Determined to uncover the source of “Golden Voices” appearing on unknown frequencies across Indiana, Paranormal Investigator Radha Laburnum takes her radio show on the road. As if guided by destiny, she comes into contact with sleepwalking children whispering of gold... She wonders: Are they cautioning us? What is the gold?
Produced by Gold Point Studio, the Mystery Sci Fi universe of Golden Voices was created by Grace Pisula, Zack Sievers, Layne Marie Williams, Melissa Schlesinger, and Kalika Rose for the 2018 Indiana Film Race. Golden Voices won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Cinematographer at the 2018 Indiana Film Race. Golden Voices later premiered at Heartland's Indy Shorts International Film Festival and has been screening in cities across the Midwest.
Seen on RogerEbert.com, Reel Chicago, and Indianpolis Monthly
Zella (2019)
3 minute Short Film, Writer, Co-Director
Zella is a micro-short sci-fi that tells the story of a 2067 user whose identity is stolen and replaced by a malicious social media entity. Zella was produced in collaboration with Grace Pisula, Sarah Giroux, CJ Johnson, and Carrie Graham for Martini Shots, a Chicago-based film community organization. Starring Emily Ember and Erin Page.
Closed Frame (2014)
16 minute Short Film, Director, Writer, Producer
Closed Frame is a meditation on death, love, and daydreaming, starring Raj Bond and Shadia Ghantous, with cinematography by Grace Pisula. This film took second place and crowd favorite at the 2013 ICC film festival.