director
- producer - writer - man about town
Feature Projects:
The Changeling
A Jacobean story of love, desire, and murder! Watch the trailer by clicking here.
Baldo and Herlich are exceptionally effective as they illuminate a perversely fascinating relationship that evolves into something not entirely unlike love." Variety
"A refreshing exercise in Renaissance dramatics, truly independent in its aesthetics and all the more strengthened for its bare-bones approach.." Slant Magazine
"A timeless tale of true love in digital video... recalls Roman Polanski's film version of Macbeth." New York Times
Archive Fever
An ultra low budget ghost story inspired by the work of Jaques Derrida. To be shot in 2009.
The Awkward Kings of Comedy
A comedy concert film I'm producting with Victor Varnado featuring four alternative African-American nerd comics who defy expectations even as they raise them. Shoot in September 23rd, 2008, currently in the festival circuit.
www.awkwardkings.com
Pygmalion and Galatea
An opera film based on the classical myth of a sculptor and his statue to be made in collaboration with composer Zach Abramson and Cinematographer Alan McIntyre Smith. Currently in development.
20th Century Photograph
Part-documentary, part work of fiction, this film traces the history of ten members of the Friedlander family from 1905-1975. To be shot in Latvia, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Siberia, the Russian Arctic, Germany, Israel, and Nebraska. Currently seeking funding.
Cock-Eyed Caravam
A modern screwball comedy in the tradition of Preston Sturges, written by M. Sweeney Lawless. Currently in development and fundraising.