Before Phoenix Studios became a home for writing, rewrites, and storytelling education, it began behind the camera. The films below represent those early years - student projects, short films, and music videos created with friends and collaborators while learning the craft one production at a time. Each project helped shape the storyteller, and the studio, that Phoenix would eventually become.
Short Film | Psychological Thriller (2018)
Short Film | Family Drama (2018)
Music Video | Pop (2017)
Disillusioned
Knots
Make It Right
A timid young man diagnosed with mild schizophrenia struggles with false perceptions that blur the line between what is real and what exists only in his mind. As those illusions tighten their grip, he must find a way to confront the world around him - and himself.
Inspired by the true story of Matthew Vaz’s brother, Knots follows Luke Dores as he struggles to master a task most people take for granted: tying his own shoes. It is a personal story about persistence, patience, and the difference a little support can make.
A pop music video centered on the desire to repair a fractured relationship, pairing music and cinematic imagery with a story of regret, connection, and second chances.
Short Film | Crime (2016)
The Pig and the Owl
After discovering that a man has been stalking their sister, two brothers decide to take justice into their own hands. What follows is a dark confrontation that forces their captive to answer for what he has done.
Student Film | Sound Design Project (2015)
The Hobbit
A project from a Sound Design course where the prompt was to remove all of the existing audio and replace it with sounds that were created - or in some cases, recreated - from scratch.
The Night Before
Student Film | Comedy (2015)
A pair of party animals are determined to skate through college by doing the bare minimum.
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