I was lucky enough to shoot the trailer for the incredibly talented @destini.danaye and @alliewessrowe upcoming film ‘AcquAIntance’! They’re currently fundraising for the real thing so if you like this trailer, follow @acquaintancethemovie to show some support!
Another shoot in our apartment in the books!
#acquaintance
Dir. @ari_krai
DP. 🥳
Edit. @boetato
Score. @fidilersk
Prod. @ccroweproductions
Rental is now live on YouTube! If you have a second please watch, like, comment, and subscribe! 🙏🙏 Every little things helps get this baby out there. Link in bio 🔗
Our new short film EXPOSURE is now live on YouTube! 🔗Link in bio to watch!
After years of therapy with no success, Alice is desperate to overcome the night she was brutally attacked. Reluctantly, she turns to exposure therapy through a virtual reality, but things become disturbingly real…
This film was our 3rd annual submission to @jakobowens annual Horror Short Film Contest. Each year I am thankful to watch myself grow as a filmmaker, refining our process and ending up with a more satisfying final product. Shoutout to @destini.danaye who led the charge on this awesome film and her directorial debut! And a huge thank you to my incredible crew and everyone who watches and supports us!
#jakobowenshorrorshortfilmcontest2025
Dir. @destini.danaye
Prod. @factor8films
DP. @carson_beddows
Edit. @boetato
Sound. @paulmasonaudio
Color. @chrisrobinbrooks
Stills. @theanvilwillfall
1st AD. @tin.antonio.naz
Gaffer. @dimasalang_
BBE. @hannahperala
KG. @alissaparadise1
Starring @destini.danaye@alliewess@elijahruano
Hey everyone! Here is a little trailer for our film “Rental”. We are very proud of it and can’t wait to post the entire thing publicly. We are currently applying to festivals, and if you know, it’s a very long process of applying and waiting before you can post the project publicly. So for now, we are excited to share this trailer with you all. We feel it represents the overall feeling of the film pretty well. Much love and stay posted ❤️❤️🎥 #film #filmmaking #shortfilm #shortfilmfestival
Some stills from @factor8films most recent project ‘Homebound’.
What was initially intended to be a simple MOS short we could be done with in the span of a month turned into one of our biggest lessons in filmmaking so far.
First day on set, our camera shut down unexpectedly and we were unable to get a replacement so we postponed the shoot for a couple weeks out. The next week, we got in a car accident, our car was totaled and our hopes were about as low as they could get. But we pushed forward and kept our shoot date for the next weekend. The next weekend as we started shooting, a light we had rented gave out on us - making a lighting gag essential to the film impossible. All of this plus shooting in our crammed apartments kitchen made for a real nightmare. Then, post production was its entirely own beast.
All of that to say, making a film is hard - especially when life throws hurdles at you simultaneously. There were multiple times through this process that we considered scrapping the project, but I’m glad we stuck with it. I’m proud of the team that got this thing made despite everything going against us.
If you haven’t seen it already, you can watch ‘Homebound’ at the link in my bio!
Starring - @destini.danaye@tylermiller.jpg
Director - @hotliam_bling
Produced by - @factor8films
DP - 🫡
1st AD - @thisismymo
Gaffer - @dimasalang_
1st AC - @pixelsnack
2nd AC - @marcozelada_96
Edited/Scored/Sound Design - @hotliam_bling
BTS - @alliewess
Thank you everyone who attended the “Rental” premiere screening at @panavisionofficial last week! It was such a great turnout and was very surreal to show our project to all of you on the big screen.
It has been such a fun ride leading up to this moment. This started as just a loose collection of ideas kicked around between @pixelsnack@connyfurs and @carson_beddows and kept evolving and becoming more layered bit by bit. Watching it grow truly has been such a privilege.
We thank all of you for donating and supporting the project because we couldn’t have done it without the help. For now, on to the festival circuit!
- Much love, Rental team ❤️
📸 @my_namesethan
That’s a wrap! 🎬
Rental has officially wrapped filming and we are moving on to the editing process. We can’t thank every single person who supported this project enough! And of course we want to give a HUGE thank you to the talented cast and crew who were able to bring this story from the script to the stage. 👏
Stay turned for more behind the scenes content and updates to come!
Photo credit: @my_namesethan
Here’s to three amazing years with my favorite person in the entire world - Thank you for always making life feel exciting, easy, and full of endless possibilities <3
I love you endlessly <3
I’m so excited to finally share a glimpse of a project I’ve been working on over the past couple of years! Please check out the Teaser for ‘Rental’!
I moved to California 3 years ago to pursue a career in Film. I’ve had my highs and lows, as with anyone, but with the recent uncertainty in the film industry I’ve had my moments of questioning why I dreamed of doing this in the first place.
That’s exactly what ‘Rental’ is all about - two different people and how different their lives can be despite being at the same place and time in their lives.
Even if you don’t know the first thing about Film, I think there’s something here that everyone can relate too. I hope you all can find that in this film.
Any and all support for ‘Rental’ means the world to me. We are currently raising funds for our principal photography, please check out our page @rentalshortfilm or the link in my bio to learn more about the film and donate to help us make our dream come true!
