maky rupert!

Wow. We won! Thank you to @therussobrothers @agbofilms @order_isda and the Italian American Filmmaker Forum for believing in our movie. It was quite the whirlwind over the last six months making this film and I’m endlessly grateful for the chance to do it, for @kaelafrancesca and @karagmiller and the cast and crew that went above and beyond to help make it happen. St. Joseph coming to the world, soon. Please swipe to enjoy a video of my grandma (the inspiration for it all) packing 100 meatballs to feed our cast and crew. #RBIAFF #RBIAFFCompetition #RussoBrothersItalianAmericanFilmmakerForum

‘The Garden of Ette’ for @ette.spirits directed & edited by @makyrupert produced by @jesswizrd @luciarinaldi.dp @makyrupert shot by @luciarinaldi.dp featuring @jillianmorays @jackson_hbu @jahtysha @jesswizrd production design by @flavor_hound wardrobe by @trulyney music & sound mix by @beauregardmusic colorist @kbaycolor VFX by @rvlsco film processing @spectrafilm film scans @thom_kuo PAs @kenzies_space @iamttemmek shot on 16mm @kodak_shootfilm

Very excited and very very honored to have been selected as a grant recipient for the 2025 Russo Brothers Italian American Filmmaker Forum, for my next short film ST. JOSEPH. It’s a story about how tradition slips away from us as generations pass by, and also about breaking and entering into your old childhood home. Huge thank you to @agbofilms , @therussobrothers and @order_isda for helping bring this project to life, and congrats to my fellow recipients @mellowluke , @adrianovalentiniproductions , @katerinamunis and @mastrotunes who surely have some amazing projects coming up. In partnership with AGBO & Italian Sons and Daughters of America, RBIAFF awards five filmmakers a $10,000 production grant to make a short film based on a submitted concept that depicts and explores aspects of the Italian American experience. #RussoBrothersItalianAmericanFilmmakerForum #RBIAFFCompetition

𝙁𝙎 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚 / Peas A droll coming-of-age story following a young girl as she witnesses her mother go on a date for the first time since her father’s death. Watch Now on FS + FS YouTube Channel [links in bio] Written, Directed & Edited by @makyrupert Starting @lexie_foley_official , Cristina Spina & Candy Troncone Produced by @kaelafrancesca , @iamttemmek , Maky Rupert, @dominolove Director of Photography: @luciarinaldi.dp Casting Director: @emilyruckercasting 1st AD: @hermana_tejana 2nd AD: @b_cinematics_ Production Designer: @kelliearceneaux_ Set Dresser: @jsuttnerillustration Costume Designer: @chloethedx Asst Costume Designer: Alia Ssemakula HMU: @marielmarinomakeup 1st AC: luigibenvisto_aic 2nd AC/Loader: Kendall Edwards Gaffer: @chewchomp Best Boy Electric: @brandonleedp Key Grip: Cullie Poseria Production Sound Mixer: @javi_caso Script Supervisor: Ace Grullon Colorist: @waltervolpatto // Company3 Film Processing: Tony Landano at Kodak NY Film Scanning: @thom_kuo Re-Recording Mixer: @dubberg // @harborpicturecu Music by @will.paquin Titles by @scrap_labs PAs: Kenzie Klee, Claire Moskowitz, Wesley Wang Fiscal Sponsorship provided by @filmindependent Production Co: @authorizeddealerfilms & @mondaynightmedia #DailyShortPicks #Shortfilm #comingofage #peas

esteemed followers: Peas will be premiering online next Tuesday, March 11th via @filmshortage . I hope you all will watch it. Until then, we present to you this little trailer. 🫛🫛🫛 @authorizeddealerfilms trailer music by @will.paquin

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greetings from Japan

two chairs by @will.paquin out now!! Go consume it. Bonus points if you find the two super 8 shots mixed in. Directed and edited by @makyrupert Director of photography: @luciarinaldi.dp Color: @kbaycolor Film processing: @spectrafilm 16mm film scans: @thom_kuo Super 8mm film scans: @originsarchival PA: @iamttemmek Shot on @kodak_shootfilm

scenes from Peas

What happens when you lug an old Arri SR1 and 100lbs of gear across 20,000 steps in Malibu creek state park (and beyond)? You get one music video for Two Chairs by @will.paquin Here are some stills from that music video which I had the pleasure of directing and editing! Will created the original music for Peas, and @luciarinaldi.dp and I had two leftover roles of 16mm 500T from that shoot, so it was only right that we used it for this video. As always, shout out to film scanning hero @thom_kuo . Two Chairs by Will Paquin Directed and edited by @makyrupert Director of photography: @luciarinaldi.dp Color: @kbaycolor Film processing: @spectrafilm 16mm film scans: @thom_kuo Super 8mm film scans: @originsarchival PA: @iamttemmek Shot on @kodak_shootfilm Special thanks to @stiegforamerica2028 for the 90s Volvo whip and @authorizeddealerfilms

At long last, Peas is coming to LA! Very very excited to finally be screening our film at @prooffilmfestival presented by my favorite LA institution the @am_cinematheque . A lot of very talented people put a lot of their very precious time and effort into this film, and I’m incredibly grateful to them all. None of this could have happened without the dedication of our producer Kaela Francesca and our director of photography, Lucia Rinaldi. It would be impossible and annoying to name everyone that helped out along the way, but here’s a start: Starring @lexie_foley_official , Cristina Spina & Candy Troncone Written, Directed & Edited by Maky Rupert Produced by @kaelafrancesca , @iamttemmek , Maky Rupert, Dominique Grund Director of Photography: @luciarinaldi.dp Casting Director: @emilyruckercasting 1st AD: @hermana_tejana 2nd AD: @b_cinematics_ Production Designer: @kelliearceneaux_ Set Dresser: @jsuttnerillustration Costume Designer: @chloethedx Asst Costume Designer: Alia Ssemakula HMU: @marielmarinomakeup 1st AC: @luigibenvisto_aic 2nd AC/Loader: Kendall Edwards Gaffer: @chewchomp Best Boy Electric: @brandonleedp Key Grip: Cullie Poseria Production Sound Mixer: @javi_caso Script Supervisor: Ace Grullon Colorist: @waltervolpatto // Company3 Film Processing: Tony Landano at Kodak NY Film Scanning: @thom_kuo Re-Recording Mixer: @dubberg // Harbor Picture Co Music by @will.paquin Titles by @scrap_labs PAs: Kenzie Klee, Claire Moskowitz, Wesley Wang Fiscal Sponsorship provided by @filmindependent Production Co: @authorizeddealerfilms & @mondaynightmedia Huge shout out to @thom_kuo for making shooting film possible, to @arri_rental , @kodak_shootfilm , @harborpictureco and @company_3 for their support, to everyone who donated to our crowdfunding campaign, to @kenzies_space for putting up with the madness that is making a film, and to my family for letting me take over their lives and homes for months on end in order to make this film happen. Aunt Shawnee, I’m sorry we started an electrical fire in your kitchen during the shoot.

Had a blast editing and producing this doc for @apocalypticaofficial featuring none other than @metallica themselves - shout out to @anna.moskowitz for bringing me on! Out now. Finnish cello-metal band Apocalyptica revisits the music that started it all, 27 years later. Credits: Director: Anna Moskowitz Producer: Maky Rupert DP: Harrison Wong 2nd Unit DP: Charlie Ozburn Sound Designer: Aaron Drake Colorist: Zack Chalmers Editor: Maky Rupert Set Sound Mixer: Vivian Gisle, Tori McJunkin Assistant Editor: Marinthia Gutiérrez Additional Cinematography: Riki Murto B Camera: Tero Vihavainen Prod Co: Monday Night MGMT: Odyssey Music Network Label: Throwdown Entertainment