John de Menil

Director & Cinematographer

A lonely pyrotechnician finds an unlikely spark on the eve of the 4th of July fireworks show and becomes torn between desires both personal and professional.

Narrative Reel

An actor is forced to take a Lyft to the Emmys and becomes embroiled in his driver's personal life.

Nominated

Legendary artist Michael Heizer reveals his process to cameras for the very first time as he creates a new series of massive rock sculptures in the remote desert.

Michael Heizer: In Process

After an argument with her mother, sixteen-year-old James sneaks her boyfriend, Ben, into their house once everyone has gone to sleep. When Ben brings a scary movie to watch, James finds herself more horrified than she could have imagined.

Every Part of You

An aimless 28 year-old Brooklynite lands in the hospital after drunkenly breaking her hip. An encounter with a cranky elderly Polish woman who speaks no English leads to a job caring for her. Neither likes it, but it's time to grow up.

Late Bloomers

In the winter of 1974, newlyweds are snowed into an isolated cabin in the wilderness where starvation reveals the husband's true evil.

Honeymoon at Cold Hollow

Ali and her father cook, drink, and ignore what’s going on in the next room.

Sundowners

Two estranged friends rediscover their profound incompatibility over dinner, only to learn that the one thing they share might force them together, forever.

Stepdaddy

Main title sequence for the Peacock/Showtime series. Filmed at a record press in southern California.