Written/Directed by Christopher Zatta; Produced by Christopher Zatta & James Caffery

A noir in five vignettes, with an ex-boxer turned bodyguard for the mob, the femme fatale who lures him in, the aging gangster they scheme against. and the outsider poised as a threat. When all’s said and done, ambition may be the downfall of them all.

My love of noir inspired this film, while its haiku story design stemmed from my time as a TV and webcomic writer for the series HEROES. Using this structure, paired with voice-overs that expose each character’s inner workings, the viewer is slowly lured into a sinister underworld.

Written & Directed by Mathieu Saliva; Produced by Jean Claude Flaccomio & Mathieu Saliva

Twin brothers meet again after years of separation. One has been in prison while the other has settled into what appears to be normal family life. Connected not only by birth, but by years of swindles, their lives twist in one night, and soon identities are switched, secrets are revealed. and two strange grave-diggers offer surrealistic danger. In the tradition of 60’s French whodunit, Magic Kisa is a trap movie with wicked humor.

Written by Patrick Rea & Jon Niccum; Directed by Patrick Rea; Produced by Patrick Rea, Ryan Jones, & Jon Niccum

In the 1940s, Eve flees shadowy figures in the bleak metropolis where she has been surviving since they first arrived. Though now among the hunted, Eve is one of the lucky few to have avoided being dealt a dark fate by her pursuers. “It’s amazing how little is left after someone loses their soul,” she explains. “They feel nothing. No pain. No joy. Emptiness.” Vowing she won’t end up like the others, Eve attempts a daring escape from the city, armed with the one thing that still gives her life hope.