Created during the pandemic, the project began when I sat down with my family to explore the possibility of transforming our experience running a business into an animated short.
In the summer of 1992, my mother, Mary, opened a tanning and toning salon. What followed were unforgettable moments, equal parts chaos and charm, filled with the hijinks, heart, and unexpected stories that only a small-town business could inspire.
Discover how a real-world location was transformed and reimagined within the animated world.
After my mother’s passing, we made the decision to return to the series, both to honor her legacy and to continue telling the story she helped bring to life.
In the second episode, my Mom started advertising, through billboards and radio programs, to attract more clients. One client had an interesting experience, and blamed my Mom for a disease, turns out it wasn’t the salon that infected her… Find out in the episode.
In the third episode, meet the newest member of the team, Rachele, the nail technician. When Rachele and my sister, Amanda, are working one night they encounter a creepy client that ends up wishing he may not have visited. Find out in the episode.
In the fourth episode, Christmas festivities turn sour when there’s a break-in. Luckily, no one was injured. Find out in the episode.
I’ve continued sharpening my craft through a slate of short films that I’ve written, directed, and produced each project deepening my voice as a storyteller and strengthening my command of the filmmaking process from script to screen.
When a U.S. Marshal’s key witness is exposed and marked for death, he abandons the rulebook he’s sworn to uphold. With assassins closing in and the system he trusts beginning to fracture, he’ll do whatever it takes to keep her alive—even if it means bending the law, breaking alliances, and sacrificing the very morals that once defined him.
After a high-stakes robbery unravels in a blaze of chaos, three desperate criminals retreat to their safe house, dragging a hostage with them as their only leverage.
But the walls meant to protect them quickly begin to close in. Sirens echo too close. Shadows linger too long. And unsettling signs suggest the job didn’t just go wrong… it was never under their control to begin with.
Trapped inside with a hostage who may know more than they’re saying, the trio realizes they’re not hiding. They’re being hunted.
When a mysterious new neighbor moves into Brent Caldwell’s quiet community, unease settles in like a storm on the horizon. But suspicion turns to terror when Brent’s wife is suddenly poisoned, an attack too precise to be accidental.
With the authorities circling the wrong conclusions and danger closing in, Brent is forced to reveal the truth he’s spent a lifetime concealing. He isn’t just a devoted husband and suburban professional. He’s a trained spy.
When residents of a fractured apartment complex begin to suspect something sinister unfolding within their walls. But as paranoia rises and trust erodes, the real question isn’t just whether they can uncover the truth: it’s whether they can confront their own spiraling mental health struggles long enough to survive it.
What happens when a woman living alone can no longer distinguish between reality and the terrifying illusions of her own mind? As her world fractures and certainty slips away, she is forced to confront the devastating grip of schizophrenia, and the haunting question of what, if anything, she can truly trust.
In an apartment turned DIY studio, a woman hosts an upbeat online beauty show, filming makeup tutorials and interacting with her followers. While answering questions from fans, her cheerful broadcast is interrupted by unsettling messages from an unknown number that suggest someone is watching her. The only question that remains is… is the whole thing in her head?
When Scott rushes down the stairwell to start his day, something strange begins to happen. Each flight of stairs leads him back to the same floor, trapping him in a disorienting loop he can’t escape. As confusion turns to panic, Scott desperately searches for a way out, only to finally encounter another resident who casually suggests the building sometimes gives people “exactly what they need.”
A reclusive woman living alone with her cat, is forced to confront the outside world, she gathers the courage to leave her apartment for the first time in a long while. But as the hallway stretches before her and the elevator doors open, the weight of her agoraphobia overwhelms her…
