Athol Park
Fiercely independent 14-year-old Audrey Gaines enlists her two best friends to investigate the disappearance of their new school teacher, Frederick Monroe.
Yale Thesis Films
Seeing Things as They Are
“Seeing Things as They Are” is a live action short film about a newly blind teenager coping with hallucinations and struggling to maintain relationships with her sister and best friend.
Sometimes at Night
Years after their relationship ended, Jake and Laura unexpectedly run into each other in Cleveland. Both new to the city, they spend an evening wandering through it and reconnecting.
Originally from Cleveland, Jeff Ding is a graduating film studies and computer science student at Yale University. Sometimes at Night is the first film he has directed and written.
The Camel's Back
dir. Michelle Mboya
This film is about a 13 year old girl living with a mental illness. She lives in a desert land that has no beginning and no end. She believes that she has only one day left to live and wants nothing more than to find ‘Diani Beach’ before sunset.
The Perfect Fourth
dir. Henry Wolf
When 17-year-old Jack goes to purchase an electric guitar from someone on Craigslist, he hopes for an easy transaction. Instead, he learns that the guitar’s previous owner was the seller’s son, who passed away a year ago. As emotions surrounding the prized guitar get a hold of the family and their wills diverge, we follow Jack as he navigates the role he’s assumed in this family’s grieving process.
Lavender
dir. Eric Nelson
Wall Street fuccboi movies (American Psycho, Wolf of Wall Street) are awesome, but the protagonists have way too much fun for our taste. Don’t get us wrong; we’re all for the drugs, sex & alcohol. But what if, rather than fueling the douchebag lifestyle, there was a substance that hit these bastards where it hurts most.
All Night Blues
dir. Nick Henriquez
An introverted radio DJ, Aldo, is followed out of a bar one night by a strange woman, Jen, who seems to have a concussion. Jen convinces Aldo to help her stay awake all night so she doesn’t fall into a coma; Aldo hesitantly agrees. Over the course of the night, Jen forces Aldo to reluctantly open up to her, but when she disappears, he realizes how isolated he’s become.
Over Dinner
dir. Travis Gonzalez
Frustrated by her eccentric mother’s care-free role as grandmother, her adult daughter unravels their complicated past over dinner.
Peripheral
Peripheral is a film about what it means to be a protagonist and how our self-conceptions shape the way we treat others. It is also a film about indie rom-coms, “nice guys,” misogyny, and earnestness.
Gian-Paul is a senior American Studies major concentrating in Visual, Literary, and Performance Cultures. He is a member of The Good Show, Yale’s late-night style comedy video sketch group, and The Control Group, Yale’s experimental theatre ensemble. He acts in and directs theater productions.
