Papergirl
Synopsis
En route to a party, a lonely traveler discovers their skin is turning to paper. The more they try to blend in, the more they fall apart, until gender dysphoria and gender euphoria clash in a mess of spilled ink, split skin and torn paper. Shot on 16mm on the streets of New York City, Papergirl explores alienation and transness through the lens of body horror.
Cast & Crew
Director, Writer, Editor
Jack Warren
Starring
Willis Weinstein
Producers
Story by
Jack Warren
Willis Weinstein
Director of Photography
Jacob Daniel Brodsky
Willis Weinstein
Jack Warren
Jacob Brodsky
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They say--trees
Synopsis
Produced by Major Anxiety Pictures, "They say--trees" is a visual adaption of a poem by Audrey Gidman, a queer poet based Maine. Inspired by Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line (1999), and The Tree of Life (2011), "They say--trees" explores intuition and growth with a tender yet exuberant voice.
Director
They say--trees
Cast & Crew
Director and Editor
Willis Weinstein
Performed and read by
Tuxford Turner
Executive Producers
Based on the poem "They say--trees" by
Audrey Gidman
Cinematography
Jordan Tragash
Natalie Belknap
Zack Peercy
Tucker Tardif
solvitur tondendo
Synopsis
Based off of the famous quote of the philosopher St. Augustine, "solvitur ambulando" (meaning "it is solved by walking), "solvitur tondendo" means "it is solved by shaving." "solvitur tondendo" affirms that we all have the inner strength to take a leap into the unknown. It has screened at Chicago Made Shorts, an Instagram platform dedicated to showcasing films of up-and-coming Chicago filmmakers, the Seattle Queer Film Festival 2021 and the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF) 2022. It also screened at the Minneapolis Institute of Art 2023 Pride Month Family Day alongside some other of the best short films from MSPIFF that celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community.
Cast & Crew
Director, Writer, Editor
Willis Weinstein
Starring
Lily Haley
Producer
Jordan Tragash
Artemis
Synopsis
A sparkling blue dress transforms a game of pretend into a journey of self discovery.
Cast & Crew
Starring
Written, Directed and Edited by
Matt Grimaldi
Amira Leila S.
Willis Weinstein
Vianca Pérez
Ryan Natcharian
Matthew Rubenstein
Stefano Castro
Produced by
Ariel Adler, Grace Lopez and Julia Nacario
Director of Photography
Jacob Brodsky
Jack Warren
LIFT ME UP
Synopsis
A boy changes up his look to pursue a crush. I acted and assistant directed this film alongside an international cast and crew while attending the Seoul International Youth Film Festival in 2015 as a Youth Juror.