Alan Builds a Fire - short film, post-production
Director, Producer, Editor. Written by Gillian Holmes.
“Christine walks into her boyfriend's family home expecting to go to a wake. Instead, she ends up with Alan in the backyard, on a journey through his grief that she is unprepared to navigate.”
7 person crew, 2 day shoot on location. Budget: $4000.
Currently in post-production, to be released in 2024. Originally staged as a short play (Treehouse Theater - 2015).
For more information visit bandnamepictures.com/alanbuildsafire
the blue light stays on - short film, 2020
Director, Producer. Written by Paige Sciarrino.
“Two young women find themselves in a situation that neither is equipped to handle.”
7 person crew, 3 day shoot on location. Budget: $7000. Written, produced, directed, assistant directed, production designed, and gaffed by women.
New Jersey Film Awards (Winner - Best Female Filmmaker), Garden State Film Festival, Reale Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, Newark Short Film Awards.
Now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Toss-Up - short film, 2019
Director, Producer, Editor. Written by Gillian Holmes.
"Love. Marriage. Expectations. It’s all up in the air."
7 person crew, 3 day shoot on location. Budget: $7000. Funded on Kickstarter.
Garden State Film Festival (Winner - Best Original Song), Golden Door International Film Festival, New York Shorts International Film Festival, Hoboken International Film Festival.
Watch it on Vimeo.
Late For Brunch - microshort, 2017
Director, Producer, Writer, Editor. Co-written by Gillian Holmes.
"One girl's epic quest to make it to brunch."
Written and shot in one day, one camera shoot, no crew. Budget: $0
Top Shorts Online Film Festival (Winner Best Score), Indie Street Film Festival.
Watch the trailer on Youtube.
Here Comes Mary - proof of concept short, 2017
Director, Producer, Editor. Written by Gillian Holmes.
"Geraldine and Zelda move to a new town and learn what it means to be haunted. It's a ghost story, it's a comedy, it's quintessentially New Jersey."
5 person crew, overnight outdoor shoot on location. Budget: $50
This is a proof of concept short from a feature film screenplay currently in development. Watch it on Vimeo.
The Prank War - web short, 2017
Director, Producer, Editor. Written by Gillian Holmes.
"Two roommates deal with the aftermath of a series of pranks that have gone a little too far."
Shot on an iPhone 6s, no crew. One day shoot on location. Budget: $15