Makeup

Believe it or not, I used to work on student films as a makeup artist! Blood and gore were my specialty, so weak stomachs be warned…

Four scenes from a film showing a boxer with facial injuries and bruises, including one scene of a man being examined for injuries, and a young boxer with bloodied lips and bruised face.

The Tryout

The Tryout brings awareness to toxic masculine cultures as we follow Ramon as he enters the world of boxing.

Directed and Produced by Luke Lacey

2023
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Four scenes with different people; top left: a woman with brown hair and bangs looking at a box while a man with light brown hair is lying down; top right: a man with reddish hair and ; bottom left: a man with blond hair and distressed expression sitting against a dark background; bottom right: a woman with curly red hair sitting at a table with a glass of water, looking concerned.

Frenchez

When Harmon's "Iconic" white shirt gets a large mustard stain on it, he and his trusted roommate Sophie embark on a quest for revenge. Harmon's thirst for revenge can only be quenched at the stain's true source: France.

Directed and Produced by Liam Bice

2023
Top left: Woman with blood on her face looking intense. Top right: Woman with long hair in a red-lit room staring intensely. Bottom left: Person with long hair holding a large tube or pipe, with another person nearby. Bottom right: Silhouette of two people close together in a dimly lit room.

A young man thinks he’s about to get lucky, but little does he know he’s fallen right into her trap. As predator becomes prey, this film explores what happens when the narrative is flipped on its head.

Directed and Produced by Luke Lacey

2023

Baggage Claim

Four black-and-white photos of people, some with serious or playful expressions, in dim lighting with ghoulish makeup.

Orson Welles in Salt Lake City

2025

Following the sudden cancellation of the first private screening of his debut feature film, the 25-year-old director finds himself stranded in Salt Lake City, Utah. Wandering the streets of SLC at night, Welles becomes the plaything of both supernatural forces and fate itself.

Directed and Produced by Sam Bennion

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