For Writer/Director Marty Shea and Writer/Producer Ian Bonner
- Short Film – The Planning Lady (2007, 9 minutes) [Watch Online]
Seven-year-old Candace visits the elementary school guidance counselor.
In order to start planning now, she must decide what she is going
to be for the rest of her life.
Official Selection of:
Mill Valley Film Festival - Mill Valley, CA
Edmonton Film Festival - Edmonton, AB
Chicago Reel Shorts Film Festival - Chicago - Best Comedy
Heart of Gold Film Festival - Gympie, QLD, Australia
The Lake County Film Festival - Libertyville, IL - Best Local Short
The East Lansing Film Festival - East Lansing, MI - First Place Short - Lake Michigan Film Competition
The Planet Ant Film Festival - Hamtramck, MI
Toofy Fest - Boulder, CO
Battle Creek Film Festival, Battle Creek, MI
DC Shorts Film Festival - Washington, DC
FAIF-AICAA - Los Angeles, CA
The Jilted Film Festival - NYC- First Place
- Short Film – 21 Carbs (2005, 11 minutes) [Watch Online]
Shelly goes on a fad diet and miraculously loses weight... until an accident
occurs. A riff on dieting and body image that parodies the style of director
Alejandro Gutierrez Innaritu (21 Grams, Babel).
Official Selection of:
Planet Ant Film and Video Festival – Detroit, MI - Audience Favorite
Aisle 5 Film Festival – Arlington, MA - First Place
Digital Narrative Arts Film Festival – Toronto, ON
IFP Flyover Zone Short Film Festival – Chicago, IL
Hollywood DV Festival – Los Angeles, CA
Muskegon Film Festival, Muskegon, MI
Cinequest Viewer’s Voice Competition – San Jose, MI
Lake County Film Festival, Libertyville, IL
East Lansing Film Festival – East Lansing, MI - Third Place - Lake Michigan Film Competition
Faux Film Festival – Portland, OR
Waterfront Film Festival – Saugatuck, MI
Flint Film Festival – Flint, MI
Waukegan Film Festival, Waukegan, MI
Hell’s Half Mile Film Festival – Bay City, MI
CinemaSlam – Ann Arbor, MI
- Short Film - I’m A Big Brother (2006, 11 minutes)
Shot in continuous real-time takes, this 11-minute short about a brother and
sister's changing relationship stars real-life teenage siblings.
Official Selection of:
Planet Ant Film Festival - Detroit, MI
Lake County Film Festival – Libertyville, IL
CinemaSlam - Ann Arbor, MI
- Short Film - Christmas Presents (2004, 20 minutes)
There's a bomb in one of the presents. This story, told twice from
different perspectives, illustrates Hitchcock's classic definition of surprise
and suspense.
Official Selection of:
East Lansing Film Festival – East Lansing
CinemaSlam – Ann Arbor, MI
- Short Film – Rejection Letter (2000)
An experimental student film on the feelings that come from having one’s work rejected
Official Selection of:
East Lansing Film Festival – Michigan’s Own Student Film Competition – East Lansing, MI