Film

Person Woman Man Camera TV

Trailer: Person Woman Man Camera TV, 2022. Producer, composer, location sound, VFX.

Person Woman Man Camera TV is a tragicomedy about romance, race, and remembering; cutting between the first day and the last day of an interracial couple’s 7-year relationship. Starring James L. Ward and Estelle Bajou, the film was shot in quarantine during the fall of 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis with a cast of two and a crew of three. Directed by Niav Conty and written in collaboration with the actors. The film premiered at the 2022 Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival and is an official selection of the Harlem International Film Festival.

Listen to my music for the film (with clips)

Two mirrored faces on either side of a misty lake
Post-production still from Person Woman Man Camera TV

Small Time

Trailer: Small Time, 2020. Producer, composer.

Available on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Google Play.

“The best of what American independent filmmaking has to offer – in spirit and vision.”

— Oren Moverman

“Every frame carries wonder and dread… [Small Time] is worthy of our finest humanist directors.”

— David Edelstein

Against a backdrop of rural poverty and opioid addiction, a young girl with a disabled mother finds strength, friendship, and a way of being in the world.

The Small Time feature film premiered at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival in March, 2020 where it won the Audience Award for Best Feature. It won the Jury Award for Best Feature at the Centre Film Festival, as well as the Jury Awards for Best Director (Niav Conty) and Best Acting (Audrey Grace Marshall) at the Centre Film Festival. It won Best Narrative Feature at the Rockport Film Festival and the Spirit of Freedom Award at the Bahamas International Film Festival. Director Niav Conty was awarded the New Filmmakers Forum (NFF) Emerging Director Award at the St. Louis Film Festival.

Listen to my music for the film (with clips)

Joy Ride

Joy Ride poster by Jess Fredrick: a collage of a girl in a fishbowl helmet

Joy Ride, 2017. Producer, composer.

Emma doesn’t see her mom much. One visit goes awry when her mom’s dealer boyfriend takes her for a ride. Can Emma retain her innocence?

Joy Ride website

Poster by Jess Fredrick.

Festival laurels: Winner, Best Director, Reno Tahoe International Film Festival; Marfa Film Festival 2017; Official Selection, Tallgrass International Film Festival, Monmouth Film Festival, DC Shorts Film Festival and Brussels Short Film Festival, 2017