𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐨

Trapped inside a memory. 
𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙚 
Lionfish directed by @marcomoro__ 
 
Lionfish is an experimental romance short film that follows Ida, the lingering memory of an ex-girlfriend, trapped within the surreal subconscious of Alexander. As Ida struggles to make sense of her surroundings, Alexander faces his own struggle—to finally let her go. Watch Now on Film Shortage + YouTube Channel ▶️ [links in bio]
 Starring Lee Lawson @leelawson_ Robert Bazzocchi @robertbazzocchi Producers: Neha Khanna @iunderstoodthatrefrence & Fatemeh Saba Forouzan @sabarox Editor: Nakita Johnson @nakitajohnson567 Cinematographer: Sebastian Marin @sebmarin_ Composer: Alex Nunes @alexnunes.ca Sound Design & Mix: Marcus Chen @marcus.chenn Production Design: Stephanie Sakaki @stephaniesakaki Colourist: Clinton Homuth @clintonhomuth Assistant Director: Brianna Bodoe @briannabodoe Location Manager: Daniel Huszar @danielhuszar Art Director: Julia Hogg @juliaaa_hogg Costumes & Wardrobe: Hyla Golden @h.y.l.a_ Script Supervisor: Abby Richards @ab.richards Sound Recordist: Albert Quan @_albertq Poster design: Dylan Lorriman @blond_boii Hair & Makeup: Eleanor Vaz @ele.mental_art SFX: Wylie Mckinnon @wyliemckinnon 2nd Unit DOP: Aidan Breit-Mcnally @breitmcnally BTS: Chelsea Williams @chelsea.hana.williams Assistant Editor: Olive Reed Online Editor: Aniket Sawant Camera Operator: Evdokiya Mazhurina @mazhurina_film 1st AC: Jordan Harvey @jordan_harvey_photography 2nd AC: Janice Chung @janice.mov Key Grip: Maral Mostafavi @mostafavimaral 2nd Unit 1st AC: Nazar Zhezhera @nazarshade Gaffer: Aidan Breit-Mcnally & Queena Liu @lil.queena Grip: Tejnoor-Singh Aneja @tejnoir Sara Dadi @darsahri Barbara Sanchez @barbarita_sanch3z Anthony Wegner @anthonywegnerfilm Moatasem Assy PA: Kirk Percival @whatkindatown Jacob Duck @privateduck Tyler Burstein @tylerrburst #DailyShortPicks #ShortFilm #FilmShortage #Lionfish

✨Official Lionfish Trailer! I am excited to announce that Lionfish will get its online premiere this Friday May 8th on Film Shortage’s YouTube channel. Thank you to the kind folks @filmshortage for platforming my experimental movie.🍿 ✨Link in bio!!! Directed by 🙋‍♂️ Starring Lee Lawson and Robert Bazzocchi @leelawson_ @robertbazzocchi What happens to the people we can’t let go of? In Lionfish, Ida exists as the lingering memory of a past relationship — trapped within the surreal subconscious of Alexander as he struggles to move on. Lionfish is an experimental fantasy romance about heartbreak, memory, and the subconscious. Inspired by the works of Maya Deren and the writings of Carl Jung.

Clips from a fun bachelor party trip to Vancouver Island last summer which included a 4 day kayak adventure into the Broken Group Islands. The bachelor in question is my good buddy Graham and instead of hitting the bars he wanted to be outside, immersed in the spoils of nature. The Broken Group Islands was just the place, a marine archipelago with bright turquoise water, windswept rocky outcrops, and lush rainforests. Our journey took 4 days in a looping route that had us camping on a windy but warm beach at Clarke Island on the south west most point of the islands. We saw seals, otters, eagles, and my favourite spot - the black oystercatcher. To get the islands you have to cross a pretty decent chunk of open ocean, I won’t lie it was a little scary, I got ravaged by some pretty powerful waves and I had a camera around my neck and a fresh tattoo on my arm I wasn’t supposed to get wet. I got soaked so I was a little stressed😂. But it was all good. After the trip in the town of Ucluelet we hiked triple peak, surfed long beach and got a surprise float plane ride. All in all, it was a pretty wonderful time with some good homies. Please listen to the audio on the surfing clip it’s funny. Clips 1. Triple Peak Summit 2. Hunting for oysters on Turtle Island 3. Tofino float plane takeoff 4. Clarke Island sunset 5. Stones at Florencia Bay 6. Pacific rockweed 7. Flying over an algae bloom 8. Western Hemlock trees on Dodd Island 9. Surfing in Florencia Bay 10. Fishing boat between branches Dodd Island 11. Crazy man on Clarke Island

Moments from Mexico City part 2. Here is a couple more scenes I was able to capture on my walks around the city. 1. Museo Soumaya at sunset 2. Tree-lined median on Avenida Mazatlán 3. Interior of Panaderia Rosetta 4. Training boxers in Parque Mexico 5. Stone sculpture of Mexica ceremonial figure National Musuem of Anthropology 6. Grand Hotel Mexico City lobby entrance 7. Balloon street vendor Roma Norte

Some moments from Mexico City 🇲🇽, I was fortunate to visit last month for my film screening and while I normally take street photos on my trips I decided to focus more on shooting video. I really loved walking around Mexico City, what a lush city full of boulevards shaded by green canopies. As a history fanatic I couldn’t get enough of the many museums and colonial architecture. I hope I can go again soon. Clips 1. Los Voladores street performers in Chapultepec park 2. Goal ring from the ancient mesoamerican ball game, National Museum of Anthropology 3. Dog walker on duty in Plaza Rio de Janeiro 4. Salsa dancing lessons at night in Parque México 5. Following Sara down Campeche St in Condessa 6. Blue corn quesadillas at street food stall in Roma Norte 7. Quiet afternoon at Biblioteca Vasconcelos 8. Constitution Plaza at sunset #cinematography #lumix #davinciresolve

Excited to announce that Lionfish has been officially selected for Festival Fotogenia in Mexico City! 🇲🇽✨Festival Fotogenia is the first international film festival in Mexico that is dedicated to experimental cinema, film poetry and divergent narratives. The festival takes place next month in November from the 20th to the 29th. ¡El pez león se ha vuelto internacional! 🦁🐠

Obabika Old-growth Forest 🌳. This year for our annual august long canoe trip we ventured up north to Temagami and completed a loop covering Lakes Temagami, Diamond, and Obabika. The linchpin of our trip was a campsite on night 2 which was located on Chee Skon lake, a sacred indigenous site which featured a huge rock face known as the Spirit Rock and it also had trails running through the Obabika Old Growth forests. Chee-skon abikong is the full Ojibway name and it means “lake at the place of the large rock”. The Teme-Augama, Nipissings and other indigenous peoples would come to this rock alone or with a group to seek guidance, heal or dream. This forest is the largest continuous stand of red and white pines left remaining in the world, some trees are over 380 years old. It was pretty special staying here, the forest was lush, and the lake was teeming with life. At night, we explored the shoreline with our headlamps and were met with a lively abundance of frogs, crayfish, and mudpuppies. 🛶

Sunset Rain in Algonquin park

✨Lionfish will have its festival premiere at the Pendance Film Festival as part of the Emerging Talents Showcase! The screening is this Friday at 6 PM at the Carlton Cinema (20 Carlton St.), afterwards I’ll be partaking in the Q&A with other talented filmmakers. Hope to see you there !

Super happy to have a successful premiere of my short film “Lionfish” ! ✨ I must admit I was nervous to share my film to the world. But I couldn’t be happier with how the event went. It was amazing to see the film projected on a large screen in the wide CinemaScope aspect ratio with good sound. Thank you to @innistownhall for providing their excellent facilities. Thank you to my lead actors @robertbazzocchi and @leelawson_ for joining me on the stage for the Q&A after the showing. Also thank you to @tylerrburst for moderating the event. This film took almost 2 years to get it to the premiere. It was difficult at times but I cherish this learning experience, and I would do it all over again. Thank you to my Lionfish team who fought through lightning storms and runaway horses, I couldn’t have done this without you. 💫

Promotional images for “Lionfish” ! ✨ I had a wonderful time crafting the look for this film with my cinematographer @sebmarin_ who was a true professional and genius. When I approached him about the project, we instantly connected on tossing out the rulebook to create something evocative and bold. Colourist: @clintonhomuth

I’m excited to share the official poster for my short film “Lionfish”! It has been a long journey and I am thrilled to share this film with the world. I will be hosting a private screening of“Lionfish” for cast, crew, friends, family and all our indiegogo supporters! The screening will take place at Innis Town Hall on December 9th with a post screening Q&A, link in bio to reserve your tickets. “Lionfish” Written and Directed by Marco Moro Starring Lee Lawson @leelawson_ Robert Bazzocchi @robertbazzocchi Lionfish is an experimental short film that follows Ida, the lingering memory of an ex-girlfriend, trapped within the surreal subconscious of Alexander. As Ida struggles to make sense of her surroundings, Alexander faces his own struggle—to finally let her go. ​ Producers: Neha Khanna @iunderstoodthatrefrence & Fatemeh Saba Forouzan @sabarox Editor: Nakita Johnson @nakitajohnson567 Cinematographer: Sebastian Marin @sebmarin_ Composer: Alex Nunes @alexnunes.ca Sound Design & Mix: Marcus Chen @marcus.chenn Production Design: Stephanie Sakaki @stephaniesakaki Colourist: Clinton Homuth @clintonhomuth Assistant Director: Brianna Bodoe @briannabodoe Location Manager: Daniel Huszar @danielhuszar Art Director: Julia Hogg @juliaaa_hogg Costumes & Wardrobe: Hyla Golden @h.y.l.a_ Script Supervisor: Abby Richards @ab.richards Sound Recordist: Albert Quan @_albertq Poster design: Dylan Lorriman @blond_boii Hair & Makeup: Eleanor Vaz @ele.mental_art SFX: Wylie Mckinnon @wyliemckinnon 2nd Unit DOP: Aidan Breit-Mcnally @breitmcnally BTS: Chelsea Williams @chelsea.hana.williams Assistant Editor: Olive Reed Online Editor: Aniket Sawant Camera Operator: Evdokiya Mazhurina @mazhurina_film 1st AC: Jordan Harvey @jordan_harvey_photography 2nd AC: Janice Chung @janice.mov Key Grip: Maral Mostafavi @mostafavimaral 2nd Unit 1st AC: Nazar Zhezhera @nazarshade Gaffer: Aidan Breit-Mcnally & Queena Liu @lil.queena Grip: Tejnoor-Singh Aneja @tejnoir Sara Dadi @darsahri Barbara Sanchez @barbarita_sanch3z Anthony Wegner @anthonywegnerfilm Moatasem Assy PA: Kirk Percival @whatkindatown Jacob Duck @privateduck Tyler Burstein @tylerrburst