Nona Catusanu

Cinematographer

What happens when the memories you once cherished become your worst enemies? When you realize your everything is only a fleeting episode for someone else? Racing from attachment to distraction, "Shrines" is a short film that explores the void left by a tumultuous break-up.

Shrines

A pair of Brooklyn couples work through their relationship issues at an isolated upstate retreat in the Catskill Mountains. The retreat leader pushes them through exercises that force them out of their comfort zones. Removed from the routine distractions of city life and engaging in honest communication for the first time, they have a chance to rebuild their partnerships - or to leave them behind.

Director: Patrick Letterii
Starring: David Rysdahl, Ronald Peet, Emma Duncan, Ricardo Dávila, Blake DeLong, Emma Lahti, Jasmin Walker
Distributor: First Run Features

THE LAND OF OWLS

In the near future, a woman must make a life changing decision after a mind bending procedure.

Ovum

Set in a future where Roe v. Wade has been overturned, a young Black woman navigates the climate of fear permeating around her. She channels her rage into violent fantasies which threaten to spiral out of control.

Director: Michelle Beck
Starring: Carra Patterson
Color by: Allie Ames, Postworks
Distributor: HBO, HBO Max

AWARDS
American Black Film Festival’s 24th annual HBO® Short Film Competition 2021: Finalist 

Black Reel Award for Outstanding Independent Short Film: Nominated

THE SNAKES

Canadian comedy exposing the billion-dollar industry behind declawing cats, a practice banned everywhere but Ontario. Through interviews, it uncovers the psychological and physical harm this controversial procedure inflicts on felines.

American Cats: The Good, the Bad, and the Cuddly

Harlem Fragments is an Afro-futurist scrapbook storytelling of a Harlem Black family's beautiful destruction during the 2008 recession. A natural disaster so mesmerizing you can't look away from the tragedy.

Harlem Fragments

Follows a trio of young, Bay Area urbanites--Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi and Alice Kim--as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships while traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.

Shortcomings

Two years after escaping a violent attack, a teenage girl must defend herself against a domestic terrorist cell.

The Wrath of Becky

Follows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Speak Up Brotha!

Follows a 12-year-old girl who lives a closed-in life after turning into a vampire, only able to go out at night. Her father does his best to provide her with the minimal amount of human blood she needs to stay alive.

Let the Right One In

Divulges surprising origin stories of the American alcohol, gambling, sex, and tobacco industries and the ambitiously notorious entrepreneurs who built some of history's biggest fortunes on the nation's cravings.

The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America

A super-charged romp through the histories of anything from iconic brands to enthralling topics like UFOs and The Secret Lives of Billionaires.

The Fast History Of

The Chill of Loneliness

Set in an alternate future where Roe v. Wade has been overturned, a depressed Black woman, deals with the culture of fear by channeling her rage into violent fantasies.

The Snakes

Aida and her daughter Aidita are struggling to survive the ravages of a hurricane that has destroyed the island of Puerto Rico, They suddenly find a strange creature living in their backyard could be the solution to all of their problems

The Strange Monster at the Rivera House

In the Catskill Mountains, a relationship retreat pushes two Brooklyn couples out of their comfort zones. Removed from city life and engaging in honest communication, they have the chance to save their relationships - or leave them behind.

The Land of Owls

Dawn

It is 2037. In a small town, bitterly divided over who belongs, a young Muslim-American woman risks her safety by sharing her private, digitized memories in the hope that empathy will triumph over hate.

American Quartet

Young Widows

Bluebird

With Christine Quinn / Uglyworldwide / Arton Gee
Director: Thom Kerr
Producer: Emily Jones
Client: PAPER

CHRISTINE QUINN x PAPER

From the time the United States was founded, there’s been a battle for the nation’s very soul. On one side, the forces who believe individuals have the right and freedom to enjoy every indulgence. On the other, those who believe some indulgences to be evil and others to be legislated out of existence. And the nation at large takes sides, and sometimes changes sides. 

Over the course of nearly a hundred years, the fight over alcohol, tobacco, gambling and sex will define the American cultural experience, and help the country come of age. Bold pioneers like Jack Daniel, Adolphus Busch, Buck Duke and Julius Schmid will bring these controversial products out of the shadows and into the mainstream, and build some of the biggest commercial empires in American history. Then, a new generation of visionaries will also lay the groundwork for the state lottery system, the Sexual Revolution and Sin City itself…

Each two-hour episode is packed with scintillating historical facts, riveting drama and compelling characters who operate on both sides of the law. It’s a little dangerous, a little taboo, and a lot of fun.


Directors: Natasha Kermani, Drew Painter
Production Company: Lucky8 TV 
Distributor: History

THE BOOZE, BETS, AND SEX THAT BUILT AMERICA (HISTORY)

Grad student Ahmad Jones drives for a rideshare company. He receives a request from a mysterious woman — a poet. They connect over music, but she seems to ignore him. When the opportunity arises to see her again, Ahmad must learn how to communicate in ways beyond his understanding to win her heart.

With a nod to "Love Jones," "Poetic Justice" and other ‘90s Black romantic classics, SPEAK UP BROTHA! flirts with Afro-futurism while exploring the synergy of connection.

Director: Wes Andre Goodrich
Starring: Roderick Lawrence, Toni Lachelle Pollitt , Madeline Grey DeFreece, Alphonso Walker Jr., Justin Winley, Jaleeca Yancy, and Featuring T.C. Carson
Color by: Adrian Delude
Produced by: Salma Qarnain and Roderick Lawrence, Black Man Films