Congratulations to all the recipients of the 2019 Inwood Art Works Filmmaker Fund. Here are the filmmakers and projects that our grants are helping.
A Best Man
On his best friend’s wedding day, Josh proves that A Best Man can only do so much to make sure everything goes smoothly for the Bride and Groom.
Adam Elliott is originally from the West Village in New York City, Adam’s first Short Film, “A Roommate Short” (Dir. Shawn Regruto) played at several festivals including the Greenwich Village Film Festival and Inwood Film Festival. He served as a Staff Writer and Actor on the Digital Series, “The Age of Insecurity” (Adriano Valentini Productions). He also served as a Staff Writer and Actor on the newly released Digital Series, “Little Italy, Los Angeles” (Adaptive Studios) which is available now on Amazon Prime. His mumblecore web-cooking-series, “Cooking for One” (Productions HD) is available on his website: www.cminusproductions.com
His Short Documentary about his father, “Harv,” won the 2017 Greenwich Village Film Festival and 2018 Inwood Film Festival. The film also launched the Harv Toback Fund for the Arts, which raises money for Art Therapy Programs for Hospitals and Medical Facilities: www.harvtobackfund.org
Most recently, his Short Film, “Adam Adamson: Licensed Realtor” (C Minus Productions) made its World Premiere at the IFC Center in New York. His play, “First and Last (A Real Estate Romance)” is making its West Coast Workshop Premiere this Fall as part of the Santa Monica Playhouse’s 2019 Binge Fringe Festival.
An Invitation to Tea
In this visually rich short film, we step into a Magical-Realist world normally reserved for children, when a woman is visited by the fictional characters of her Grandfather’s stories in an effort to come to terms with his passing.
Desiree Abeyta is a Spanish/American born and raised in Las Vegas, NV, who followed her heart to NY after a short, but prosperous career as a Producer in (mostly) unscripted content in Los Angeles. She has produced in a variety of media such as: promotional content for Google, YouTube Red (Rhett & Link), music videos for notable artists (Magic!, Steph Sexton, Jacob Whitesides), to name a few. With a passion to move into narrative filmmaking, Desiree began heading projects under her banner “Triple Click Productions”. Her aesthetic as a filmmaker can best be described as “female driven and imaginative”. She has a deep seeded love of fantastical premises that reflect on current social constructs. Most recently she produced Laura Moss’s latest project (SXSW, Tribeca, and HollyShorts winning director recently inducted into the Criterion Collection for her film “Fry Day” & named one of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces of Independent Film” ).
Archive
On the brink of human extinction, a young couple struggles to win a coveted spot in the “Archive.”
Seamus Boyle is a trained Broadway/Film actor in NYC. His Off-Broadway credits include: The Madrid (MTC u/s), A Very Merry Unauthorized Children’s Church of Scientology Pageant (OBIE Winner). Seamus has also appeared on television including the USA series “Royal Pains,” Lifetime’s TV movie “I Killed My BFF: The Preachers Daughter” and most recently on the EPIX series: “The Godfather of Harlem” premiering later this year starring Forest Whitaker. He has also appeared in various indie features such as “MDMA”, “The Miseducation of Cameron Post”, “Broken Land” and other short films. His directorial debut, “Pedicab” won the 2017 Peekskill Film Festival Audience Favorite Award and was the first short film produced by Boiling River Productions, an indie production company co-created by him and his wife Natasha. Seamus also proudly serves as an active firefighter in the FDNY.
Effacement
In this darkly funny “babycom”, a woman wrestles with her greatest fear: The irrevocable choice of Motherhood.
With over a decade in the arts, Ellen Mullen is a theatrical badass. She received her MFA in Dramaturgy from Columbia University, worked in CAA’s theater department, and raised a joyful hell as the Flea Theater’s Audience Development Manager. She now acts as Situation’s Associate Creative Director—writing, editing, and playing with words all day.
Sunspot
A quiet and stubborn young woman searches for her own sense of belonging as she corrects the misdeed of a neighborhood lowlife with the aid of her misfit friends.
Brian Mihok is a writer, editor, and filmmaker. His writing has appeared in Fast Company, The Disconnect, Publishing Genius, Vol 1 Brooklyn, and elsewhere. His novel, The Quantum Manual of Style, was released from Aqueous Books in 2013. He currently edits matchbook, an online literary magazine now in its tenth year of publication. In 2018, his short film Three Trees (In Three Parts) was recognized in the Long Shorts category for Excellence in Filmmaking at the Inwood Film Festival. Find him at brianmihok.com.