FILM DIRECTING CREDITS


Alan Builds a Fire • SHORT • Post-production

Director, Producer • 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 • 2021

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 - Allison Andresini, Winner - Best Supporting Actress Elena Barrone), Reale Film Festival (Winner - Best Original Idea), Garden State Film Festival, Big Apple Film Festival, Newark Short Film Awards.

Now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.


Toss-Up • SHORT • 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. Successfully 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.


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Late For Brunch • SHORT • 2018

Director, Producer, Editor • Written by Allison Andresini & Gillian Holmes

"One girl's epic quest to make it to brunch."

Written and shot in one day, no crew. Budget: $0

Top Shorts Online Film Festival (Winner Best Score), Indie Street Film Festival.

Watch the trailer on Youtube.


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Here Comes Mary • PROOF OF CONCEPT • 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.


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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

Watch it on YouTube.