DESSA at McCarter (2022)
DESSA at McCarter (2022)

DESSA performance at McCarter

Produced by: 5th Floor Pictures

Director of Photography: Melina Valdez

Additional Camera Operators: Robert W. Bevis, Chris Violette

Gaffer: Olivier Metzler

   12PM EST      (2021)  Written and directed by:  Sam Goodwin   A young woman struggles with the frustration and rage of being ignored.

12PM EST (2021)

Written and directed by: Sam Goodwin

A young woman struggles with the frustration and rage of being ignored.

   Let’s Go with Sophie   (2021)  Written and directed by: Zach Verbit

Let’s Go with Sophie (2021)

Written and directed by: Zach Verbit

    Mi Fango, Mi Cerro      (2020-2021)  Written and directed by:  Julia Mendoza Friedman   A portrait of Chemi Rosado-Seijo, an artist who yearns to find utopia in Puerto Rico. After a long search, he believes he finds it in El Cerro, a rural, worki

Mi Fango, Mi Cerro (2020-2021)

Written and directed by: Julia Mendoza Friedman

A portrait of Chemi Rosado-Seijo, an artist who yearns to find utopia in Puerto Rico. After a long search, he believes he finds it in El Cerro, a rural, working-class community nestled in the mountains. For 10 years, he works with the community to paint houses across the hillside in different shades of green.

    Violence      (2019)  Written and directed by:  Christian Meola   A woman's home abduction is recorded by three devices, but her murder remains a mystery. Violence is an unconventional take on the horror genre. Rather than staging crime, Violence

Violence (2019)

Written and directed by: Christian Meola

A woman's home abduction is recorded by three devices, but her murder remains a mystery. Violence is an unconventional take on the horror genre. Rather than staging crime, Violence explores how we remember and try to comprehend it.

OFFICIAL SELECTION:

Adirondack Film Festival, 2019

New Paltz Film Festival, 2019

Buried Alive, 2019

DUMBO - September Semi-Finalist, 2019

Threadbare Film Festival, 2020

   august at twenty-two     (2019)  Cal, a floundering actress, must reevaluate her priorities when she discovers that her childhood “soulmate,” Jacob, has a serious girlfriend, Emily.  Written by: Ali Edwards  Directed by: Sophia Castuera

august at twenty-two (2019)

Cal, a floundering actress, must reevaluate her priorities when she discovers that her childhood “soulmate,” Jacob, has a serious girlfriend, Emily.

Written by: Ali Edwards

Directed by: Sophia Castuera

    Dominican York     , S1 + S2     (2018-2022)  DominicanYork is an independent mini web series that dives into the lives of a crew of 8 millennials.  Relationships are tested and identities are challenged as they deal with breakups, secrets, find

Dominican York, S1 + S2 (2018-2022)

DominicanYork is an independent mini web series that dives into the lives of a crew of 8 millennials.

Relationships are tested and identities are challenged as they deal with breakups, secrets, find their purpose, and weave through the duality of their Dominican and American upbringing.

Mia has returned to the neighborhood after being away at college, and as she attempts to reconstruct her life back home in Washington Heights, she is forced to deal with challenges she wasn't prepared for in this comedic series.

Written by: Michelle Ramirez

Produced by: Yesenia Ramirez

    It’s Not Love, It’s Mustard      (2019)  Music video for NYC band  Man-Moth

It’s Not Love, It’s Mustard (2019)

Music video for NYC band Man-Moth

  The Chris Gethard Show  (2019)  Human Fish Bumper

The Chris Gethard Show (2019)

Human Fish Bumper

   Wear My Skin     (2017)  Written and Directed by:  Francisco Cabrara   Right before sleeping with his girlfriend for the first time, Victor refuses to undress; this sparks a conversation about vulnerability and trust.

Wear My Skin (2017)

Written and Directed by: Francisco Cabrara

Right before sleeping with his girlfriend for the first time, Victor refuses to undress; this sparks a conversation about vulnerability and trust.

    I Saw Her Today      (2017)  Written and directed by:  Trevor Viner   Asa takes a hallucinogenic prototype.

I Saw Her Today (2017)

Written and directed by: Trevor Viner

Asa takes a hallucinogenic prototype.

   Protest     (2017)  Written and directed by: Amelia Hazlitt  In tough political times, Lira and her two friends stop by a lake to take a break from it all. There, she decides if she truly wants to join the cause.

Protest (2017)

Written and directed by: Amelia Hazlitt

In tough political times, Lira and her two friends stop by a lake to take a break from it all. There, she decides if she truly wants to join the cause.

   General Practice   (2016)  Written and directed by: Andrew Mazzarella

General Practice (2016)

Written and directed by: Andrew Mazzarella

DESSA at McCarter (2022)
   12PM EST      (2021)  Written and directed by:  Sam Goodwin   A young woman struggles with the frustration and rage of being ignored.
   Let’s Go with Sophie   (2021)  Written and directed by: Zach Verbit
    Mi Fango, Mi Cerro      (2020-2021)  Written and directed by:  Julia Mendoza Friedman   A portrait of Chemi Rosado-Seijo, an artist who yearns to find utopia in Puerto Rico. After a long search, he believes he finds it in El Cerro, a rural, worki
    Violence      (2019)  Written and directed by:  Christian Meola   A woman's home abduction is recorded by three devices, but her murder remains a mystery. Violence is an unconventional take on the horror genre. Rather than staging crime, Violence
   august at twenty-two     (2019)  Cal, a floundering actress, must reevaluate her priorities when she discovers that her childhood “soulmate,” Jacob, has a serious girlfriend, Emily.  Written by: Ali Edwards  Directed by: Sophia Castuera
    Dominican York     , S1 + S2     (2018-2022)  DominicanYork is an independent mini web series that dives into the lives of a crew of 8 millennials.  Relationships are tested and identities are challenged as they deal with breakups, secrets, find
    It’s Not Love, It’s Mustard      (2019)  Music video for NYC band  Man-Moth
  The Chris Gethard Show  (2019)  Human Fish Bumper
   Wear My Skin     (2017)  Written and Directed by:  Francisco Cabrara   Right before sleeping with his girlfriend for the first time, Victor refuses to undress; this sparks a conversation about vulnerability and trust.
    I Saw Her Today      (2017)  Written and directed by:  Trevor Viner   Asa takes a hallucinogenic prototype.
   Protest     (2017)  Written and directed by: Amelia Hazlitt  In tough political times, Lira and her two friends stop by a lake to take a break from it all. There, she decides if she truly wants to join the cause.
   General Practice   (2016)  Written and directed by: Andrew Mazzarella
DESSA at McCarter (2022)

DESSA performance at McCarter

Produced by: 5th Floor Pictures

Director of Photography: Melina Valdez

Additional Camera Operators: Robert W. Bevis, Chris Violette

Gaffer: Olivier Metzler

12PM EST (2021)

Written and directed by: Sam Goodwin

A young woman struggles with the frustration and rage of being ignored.

Let’s Go with Sophie (2021)

Written and directed by: Zach Verbit

Mi Fango, Mi Cerro (2020-2021)

Written and directed by: Julia Mendoza Friedman

A portrait of Chemi Rosado-Seijo, an artist who yearns to find utopia in Puerto Rico. After a long search, he believes he finds it in El Cerro, a rural, working-class community nestled in the mountains. For 10 years, he works with the community to paint houses across the hillside in different shades of green.

Violence (2019)

Written and directed by: Christian Meola

A woman's home abduction is recorded by three devices, but her murder remains a mystery. Violence is an unconventional take on the horror genre. Rather than staging crime, Violence explores how we remember and try to comprehend it.

OFFICIAL SELECTION:

Adirondack Film Festival, 2019

New Paltz Film Festival, 2019

Buried Alive, 2019

DUMBO - September Semi-Finalist, 2019

Threadbare Film Festival, 2020

august at twenty-two (2019)

Cal, a floundering actress, must reevaluate her priorities when she discovers that her childhood “soulmate,” Jacob, has a serious girlfriend, Emily.

Written by: Ali Edwards

Directed by: Sophia Castuera

Dominican York, S1 + S2 (2018-2022)

DominicanYork is an independent mini web series that dives into the lives of a crew of 8 millennials.

Relationships are tested and identities are challenged as they deal with breakups, secrets, find their purpose, and weave through the duality of their Dominican and American upbringing.

Mia has returned to the neighborhood after being away at college, and as she attempts to reconstruct her life back home in Washington Heights, she is forced to deal with challenges she wasn't prepared for in this comedic series.

Written by: Michelle Ramirez

Produced by: Yesenia Ramirez

It’s Not Love, It’s Mustard (2019)

Music video for NYC band Man-Moth

The Chris Gethard Show (2019)

Human Fish Bumper

Wear My Skin (2017)

Written and Directed by: Francisco Cabrara

Right before sleeping with his girlfriend for the first time, Victor refuses to undress; this sparks a conversation about vulnerability and trust.

I Saw Her Today (2017)

Written and directed by: Trevor Viner

Asa takes a hallucinogenic prototype.

Protest (2017)

Written and directed by: Amelia Hazlitt

In tough political times, Lira and her two friends stop by a lake to take a break from it all. There, she decides if she truly wants to join the cause.

General Practice (2016)

Written and directed by: Andrew Mazzarella

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