Hypnic Jerk

Sound of Sun

2017

The discovery of self-awareness in a twisting venture between dreams and reality. (The first piece of the director's Transformational Trilogy)

Shadow Dancing in the West

2026

When their father’s death forces them back to their family ranch to spread his ashes, two estranged brothers dance around their troubled past until a strange object falls from the sky.

My Uncle Picnic

2023

Ciao, a fifth grader, has to create a vlog with his parents for a school assignment. Since he can't find time with them, he tries various ways to complete the task. One day, Ciao meets a homeless man who works as a street sign holder. In exchange for Ciao's lunchbox, the man agrees to pose as Ciao's grandfather in the video.

Billy Boy

A former football star turned real estate broker meets with rich, spoiled young Billy to close a deal on a mansion, and nothing goes according to plan.

A Simple Story

1978

A middle-aged woman leaves her partner and drifts back to her ex-husband, while the lives of her middle class friends intersect with her own.

Talents

2015

Follows the employees of a dying movie theatre in the San Fernando Valley.

A Place at the Table

1988

A young student is determined to motivate her community after a friend of hers is found to be suffering from hunger.

KING GAME

2010

5 girls and 5 guys find themselves mysteriously trapped in a room and are forced to play a psychological game of dare.