Alumni

Below is a full list of The Gotham Fiction Feature Lab alumni. Only those who attended the Labs are listed in the credits section.

2019

Beast Beast
Director, Writer: Danny Madden
Producer: Benjamin Wiessner

Crestone
Director, Writer, Editor: Marnie Ellen Hertzler
Editor: Albert Birney
Writer, DP: Corey Hughes

Eyimofe
Director, Producer: Arie Esiri
Director, Writer, Producer: Chuko Esiri
Producer: Melissa Adeyemo
Editor: Andrew Stephen Lee

Freeland
Director, Writer: Kate McLean
Director, Writer, DP: Mario Furloni
Producer: Laura Heberton

Grasshoppers
Director, Writer: Brad Bischoff
Producer: Justin Nijm
Producer: Lisa Rudin

A Nightmare Wakes
Director, Writer: Nora Unkel
Producer: Devin Shepherd
Producer: Gabriel Rosenstein

Sin La Habana
Director, Writer: Kaveh Nabatian
Producer: Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
Producer: Menaïc Raoul

The Surrogate
Director, Writer: Jeremy Hersh
Producer: Cecilia Delgado

Tazmanian Devil
Director, Writer: Solomon Onita, Jr.
Producer: Frank Cohen
Producer: Karl Soelter

The Unknown Country
Director, Writer: Morrisa Maltz
Producer: Laura Heberton
Producer: Lily Gladstone

2018

1982
Director, Writer: Oualid Mouaness

Aquí y Ahora
Director, Writer: Paz León

Clementine
Director, Writer: Lara Jean Gallagher
Producer: Aimee Lynn Barneburg
Editor: Alexander Morris

House of Hummingbird
Director, Writer, Producer: Bora Kim
Producer, Editor: Zoe Sua Cho

Lost Bayou
Director, Editor: Brian C Miller Richard
Producer: Kenneth Reynolds
Producer, Writer: Hunter Burke

Nhomlaau
Director, Writer: Asantewaa Prempeh
Producer: Natalie Eakin
Producer: Emily Iason

Noah Land
Director, Writer: Cenk Ertürk
Producer: Alp Ertürk

Sanzaru
Director, Writer: Xia Magnus
Producer: Alyssa Polk
Editor: Joshua Raymond Lee

Saul at Night
Director: Cory Santilli
Co-Producer: Kentucker Audley
Editor: Bart Breve

Siberia and Him
Director, Writer: Viatcheslav Kopturevskiy
Producer: Anya Elkinova
DP: Wayland Bell

2017

American Thief
Director, Writer: Miguel Silveira
Co-Writer: Missy Hernandez
Producer: Michel Stolnicki 

Cubby
Director, Writer: Mark Blane
Producer: Carolina Gimenez
Editor: William Colby

Dead Pigs
Director, Writer: Cathy Yan

The Garden Left Behind
Director: Flavio Alves
Producer: Roy Wol
Editor: Alex Lora

Gepetto
Director, Writer: Z Behl
Producer: Carlos Zozaya
DP: Sam Kuhn

Jinn
Director, Writer: Nijla Mu’min
Producer: Avril Z. Speaks

Jules of Light and Dark
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer: Daniel Laabs
Producer: Jeff Walker
Producer, Editor: Judd Myers

Kids Go Free to Fun Fun Time
Director, Writer: Ben Hicks

Nancy
Director, Writer: Christina Choe
Producer: Amy Lo
Editor: David Gutnik

The Third Wife
Director, Writer: Ash Mayfair
Producer: Ngoc Tran Thi Bich

2016

Alaska is a Drag
Director, Writer, Producer: Shaz Bennett
Producer: Jean-Pierre Caner 

A Bad Idea Gone Wrong
Director, Writer: Jason Headley
Editor: Tim Fender 

Cold November
Director, Writer, Producer: Karl Jacob
Editor: Pete Ohs

Dayveon
Director, Writer, Producer: Amman Abbasi
Writer, Producer: Steven Reneau 

Heartlock
Director, Writer: Jon Kauffman
Writer: Chris Cummings
Editor: Dominic Laperriere

Julia Blue
Director, Writer: Roxy Toporowych
Producer: Nilou Safinya
Editor: Ben Kim

Menashe
Director, Writer, Producer, DP: Joshua Z Weinstein
Co-Producer: Royce Brown
Producer: Daniel Finkelman
Co-Producer: Danelle Eliav

The Missing Sun
Director, Writer, Producer, DP, Editor: Brennan Vance
Producer: James Christenson

Poor Jane
Director, Writer: Katie Orr
Producer: Alex Orr
Co-Producer: David Swinburne

Solace
Director, Writer, Producer: Tchaiko Omawale
Associate Producer: Eileen Cabling
Editor: Amanda Griffin

2015

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
Writer, Director: Castille Landon
Producer: Dori Sperko

The Arbalest
Writer, Director, Editor: Adam Pinney
Producer: Alex Orr

Bokeh
Writer, Director: Andrew Sullivan
Writer, Director: Geoffrey Orthwein
Producer: Kent Genzlinger

Donald Cried
Writer, Director: Kris Avedisian
Writer, Producer: Jesse Wakeman
Producer: Kyle Martin

Hunky Dory
Writer, Director, Producer: Michael Curtis Johnson
Writer, Producer: Tomas Pais
Cinematographer: Magela Crosignani

Icaros: a vision
Co-director, writer: Matteo Norzi
Writer, Producer: Abou Farman
Editor: Elia Gasull Balada
Co-producer: Adella Ladjevardi

Katie Says Goodbye
Writer, Director, Producer: Wayne Roberts
Producer: Eric Schultz
Producer: Carlo Sirtori

Live Cargo
Writer, Director: Logan Sandler
Writer, Producer: Thymaya Payne
Producer: Lauren Brady
Producer: Randolph Hearst

Lupe Under the Sun
Director: Rodrigo Reyes
Producer: Su Kim

Seeds
Writer, Director: Owen Long
Writer, Producer: Steven Weisman
Producer: Chris Haney

2014

Beatbox
Writer, Director: Andrew Dresher
Producer: Chip Hourihan
Producer: Jon Furay
Editor: Chris Branca

Christmas, Again
Writer, Director: Charles Poekel
Producer: Clare Paterson

Embers
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor: Claire Carré
Writer, Producer: Charles Spano

Jackrabbit
Writer, Director: Carleton Ranney
Producer: Rebecca Rose Perkins
Producer: Joe Stankus

Only a Switch
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor: Michael Vincent
Producer, Cinematographer: Chadd Harbold
Producer: Jenn Wexler

Out of My Hand
Writer, Director, Editor: Takeshi Fukunaga
Writer, Producer: Donari Braxton
Cinematographer: Owen Donovan

Some Beasts
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor: Cameron Nelson
Producer: Courtney Ware

Songs My Brothers Taught Me
Writer, Director, Producer: Chloé Zhao
Producer: Mollye Asher

Take Me to the River
Writer, Director, Producer: Matt Sobel

Those People
Writer, Director, Producer: Joey Kuhn
Producer: Kimberly Parker
Producer: Sarah Perlman Bremner

2013

AWOL
Writer, Director: Deb Shoval
Producer: Jessica Caldwell

Below Dreams
Writer, Director, Editor, Executive Producer: Garrett Bradley

Beneath the Harvest Sky
Writer, Director, Producer: Gita Pullapilly
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor: Aron Gaudet

Dig Two Graves
Writer, Director, Producer: Hunter Adams
Producers: PJ Fishwick, Claire Connelly
Editor: Scott Hanson
Associate Producer: Phil Plowden

Dukhtar
Writer, Director, Producer: Afia Nathaniel
Co-Producer: Cordelia Stephens
Associate Producer: Thea Kerman
DP, Editor: Armughan Hassan

Gabriel
Writer, Director: Lou Howe
Producer: Luca Borghese, Ben Howe
Editor: Jane Rizzo

Homemakers
Writer, Director, Producer: Colin Healey
Producer, Editor: Dave Schacter
Producer: Ella Hatamian

Kick Me
Writer, Director, Producer, Editor: Gary Huggins
Co-Producer: Betsy Gran

Something, Anything
Writer, Director: Paul Harrill
Producer: Ashley Maynor
DP: Kunitaro Ohi

Stay Then Go
Writer, Director: Shelli Ainsworth
Producer: Geoffrey Sass, Christine Walker
Editor: Alan Canant

2012

Bastards of Young
Writer, Director: Josiah Signor
Producers: Robert Profusek, Ryan Silbert

Blue Caprice
Writer, Director: Alexandre Moors
Producers: Kim Jackson Stephen Tedeschi, Isen Robbins

Cantuckee
Writer, Director: Kimberly Levin
Producer: Kurt Pitzer
Editor: Francesc Sitges-Sarda

Concussion
Writer, Director: Stacie Passon
Producer: Rose Troche
Editor: Anthony Cupo

El Empantanado
Writer, Director, Editor: Felipe Echavarria
Producer: Maggie Drayton
DP: David Marcus

Go Down Death
Writer, Director: Aaron Schimberg
Producer, Editor: Vanessa McDonnell

Hide Your Smiling Faces
Writer, Director, Producer: Daniel Patrick Carbone
Producers: Matthew Petock, Zachary Shedd, Jordan Bailey Hoover

I Believe In Unicorns
Director: Leah Meyerhoff

Karaoke Girl
Writer, Director: Visra Vichit-Vadakan
Co-Producer: Samina Akbar
Editor: Perry Blackshear

The Forgotten Kingdom
Writer, Director, Editor: Andrew Mudge
Producer: TR Boyce
Executive Producer: Terry Leonard

2011

Booster
Writer, Director, Editor: Matt Ruskin
Producer: Andrea Roa
Executive Producers: Troy Johanson
DP: Tim Gillis

The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best
Director, Writer: Ryan O’Nan
Producers: Jason Berman, Kwesi Collisson
Executive Producers: Sergio Aguero, Mark Mathis
DP: Gavin Kelly
Editor: Annette Davey
Composer: Rob Simonsen

Detroit Unleaded
Director, Writer, Producer: Rola Nashef
Writers: Heather Kolf, Jennifer Gingzinger
Exec. Producers: Leon Toomey, Marwan Nashef
DP: Keir Yee
Editor: Nathanael Sherfield
Composer: Joe Namy

Extracted
Director, Writer: Nir Paniry
Producers: Gabriel Cowan, John Suits
Exec. Producer: Kerry Johnson Bailey
DP: Mark Putnam
Editor: Seth Boston
Composer: Tim Ziesmer

Future Weather
Director, Writer, Producer: Jenny Deller
Producer: Kristin Fairweather
Exec. Producer: Cora Olson, Jennifer Dubin
DP: Zak Mulligan
Editor: Shelby Siegel

The Lost Children
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor: Mark Harris
Writers: Godfrey L. Simmons Jr., DJ Hazard, Leah Rudick
DP: Timur Civan, Aram Bauman

Nancy, Please
Director, Writer: Andrew Semans
Writer: Will Heinrich
Producers: Dave Saltzman, Vinay Singh
DP: Eric Lin
Editor: Ron Dulin

Otelo Burning
Director, Writer, Producer: Sara Blecher
Writers: James Whyle
Exec. Producer: Kevin Fleischer
DP: Lance Gewer
Editor: Megan Gill
Composer: Alan Lazer

Pavilion
Director, Writer, Producer: Tim Sutton
Exec. Producer: Simon Mikhailivich, Russell Brownback
DP: Chris Dapkins
Editor: Seth Bromse

Pervertigo
Director, Writer, Editor: Jaron Henrie-McCrea
Producer: Shrihari Sathe
Exec. Producers: Shekhar Sathe, John Fisbeck
DP: Chad Cooper

Welcome to Pine Hill
Directors: Keith Miller
Producers: Shani Hashaviah, Elisabeth Holm
DP(s): Begonia Colomar, Alex Mallis, Lily Henderson

2010

Habibi
Director, Producer, Editor: Susan Youssef
Editor: Man Kit Lam

i’m not me
Director, Writer, Producer, Editors: Rodrigo Lopresti, Zak Mulligan
Producers: Kia Barbee, Francis Benhamou, Hans Eric Holstein, Melanie Maras
Exec. Producers: Deborah Kol, David McWhinnie, Matt Medlin

Kinyarwanda
Director, Writer: Alrick Brown
Producer: Darren Dean, Tommy Oliver
Executive Producer: Ishmael Ntihabose
Editor: Tovah Leibowitz

Melvin
Director, Writer, Producer: Chris Ohlson
Writer: Gregory Collins
Editor: David Lowery

Pariah
Director, Writer: Dee Rees
Producer: Nekisa Cooper
Executive Producer: Spike Lee
Editor: Mako Kamitsuna

Restless City
Director: Andrew Dosunmu
Writer: Eugene Gusenhoven
Producers: Katie Mustard, Matt Parker
Executive Producer: Tony Okungbowa
Editor: Oriana Soddu

Sahkanaga
Director, Producer, Writer: John Henry Summerour
Producer, Editor: Miky Wolf
Executive Producer: Tara Anderson

Stuck Between Stations
Director: Brady Kiernan
Writers: Nat Bennett, Sam Rosen
Producer: Todd Cobery, Spencer Kiernan
Editor: Sam Heyn

Una Noche
Director, Producer, Writer: Lucy Mulloy
Producers: Daniel Mulloy, Yunior Santiago

Yelling to the Sky
Director, Producer, Writer: Victoria Mahoney
Producers: Billy Mulligan, Ged Dickersin
Editor: Bill Henry

2009

Au Pair Kansas
Director/Producer/Writer: JT O’Neal
Producer: Joan Jerkovich
Editor: Brad Roszell

City on a Hill
Director/Writer/Producer: Amy Seimetz
Editor: Adele Romanski

Ghost From the Machine
Director/Writer/Editor: Matt Osterman
Producer: Jennifer Kramer
Co-Producer/Title Designer: Jon Maichel Thomas

The Imperialists Are Still Alive!
Director/Writer: Zeina Durra
Producer: Vanessa Hope

The Myth of Time
Director/Writer/Editor: Miller “Jaguar X” Koepenick
Producer/Editor: Scorpion Hernández

Perfection
Director/Writer: Christina Beck
Producer: Annette Murphy

Postales
Director/Writer: Josh Hyde
Producer: Claire Connelly

Stranger Things
Director/Producer/Writer/DP/Editor: Eleanor Burke
Director/Producer/Writer/Editor: Ron Eyal

The Tested
Director/Writer: Russell Costanzo
Producer: Melissa B. Miller

Wanderlost
Director/Producer/Writer: David Kabler
Producer/Writer/DP/Editor: Daniel Judson
Producer/Writer: Mitch Rumfelt

2008

At The Foot Of A Tree
Director/Writer/Producer: Ricky Shane
Producer: Kelly Jo Reid
Editor: Gregory Singer

Good Intentions
Director: Jim Issa
Producers: Pamela Peacock, Richard Sampson

An Oversimplification of Her Beauty
Director/Writer/Producer/Editor: Terence Nance
Editor: Yvonne Shirley
Sound Designer: Vincent Wheeler

The Mountain Thief
Director/Writer: Gerry Balasta
Producer: Desireena Almoradie
Editor: Francisco Diaz, Clarence Sison

Mr Sadman
Director/Writer: Patrick Epino
Producers: Cindy Fang, Rain Breaw

Periphery
Director/Writer/Producer: Duane Allen Humeyestewa
Producer: Deepa Donde

Sorry, Thanks
Director/Writer: Dia Sokol
Producer/Writer: Lauren Veloski
Editor: Jennifer Lilly

St. Nick
Director/Writer/Editor: David Lowery
Producers: James M. Johnston, Adam Donaghey

A Thing As Big As The Ocean
Director/Producer/Writer: Joseph Cashiola
Producer: Jeff Harms
Editor: Nathan Duncan

We Are The Mods
Director/Producer/Writer: E.E. Cassidy
Producer/DP: Robert Poswall
Editor: Daniel Gabbe

Zero Bridge
Director/Writer/Editor/DP: Tariq Tapa

2007

El Coyote
Directors/Writers/Producers: Sergio Palacios and Damian Rodriguez

The First Breath of Tengan Rei
Directors/Writers/Producers: Junko Kajino & Ed M. Koziarski

Junkie Nurse
Director: Jeffery Jay Orgill
Editor: Jennifer Kanter

Moon Europa
Director/Producer/DP: Chris Bower
Producer: Craig G. Hobbes
Composer: Liz Lang

The New Year Parade
Director/Writer/ Producer/DP: Tom Quinn
Assistant Editors: Scott Calvert and Mark Doyle

Older Than America
Director: Georgina Lightning
Producer/Writer: Christina Kunewa Walker
Clayton Condit: Editor

Rainbow Around The Sun
Directors/Producers: Beau Leland and Kevin Ely
Producer: Kim Haywood

Tales From The Dead
Director: Jason Cuadrado
Executive Producer: Andra Nita
DP: A.J. Raitano

Wedding Bros.
Directors/Writers: Marco Ricci and Michael Canzoniero
Producer: Amy Shatsky

Woodpecker
Director: Alex Karpovsky
Producer: Rich Edrich
Editor: Eric Bruggemann

2006

2k3
Writer/Director: Gray Miller
Producer: Emily Krill

6 Things I Never Told You
Writers/Directors: Ed DuRante, Stacy L. Holman, Rod Gailes, Caran Hartsfield, Cinque Northern, James Richards

The Assassin
Director: Devin E. Haqq
Writers: Devin E. Haqq, Josh Wick
Producer: Josh Wick

The Book of Caleb
Director: Matt Manahan
Producer: Grant Fenster

Homeland
Writer/Director: Christopher Young
Producer: Crystal McLerney

The Little Things
Writer/ Director/Producer: Stephen Padilla
Missed It
Writer Director: Brian Southers
Producer: Man Sung Son

Mona
Director/Editor/Producer: Alan Kirschen
Writer/Producer: Rob McCaskill

Stanley Cuba
Writer/Director: Per Anderson
Producer: Ari Taub
Premiere: Santa Barbara Film Festival 2007

2005

Blood in the Sand
Writer/Director/Producers: Sam Gold, Noah Haidle

The Cry (La Llorona)
Director: Bernadine Santistevan
Writers: Bernadine Santistevan, Monique Salazar
Producers: Bernadine Santistevan, Laura Blum, Javier Ramirez Sandoval, Juan Dapena
Premiere: Hamptons International Film Festival 2005

For Sale By Owner
Writer/Director/Producer: Pritesh Chheda
Premiere: Cinequest Film Festival 2006

The Guatemalan Handshake
Writer/Director: Todd Rohal
Producers: Jason Orfanon, Marissa Ronca
Premiere: Slamdance Film Festival 2006, Special Jury Prize

Half-Life
Writer/Director: Jennifer Phang
Producers: Alan T. Chan, Reuben Lim,
Robert Zimmer, Jr.

Inner Circle Line
Writer/Director: Eun-hee Cho
Producers: Alan T, Chan, Mijung Kim
Premiere: Rotterdam International Film Festival 2006;
SXSW 2006, Special Jury Prize

Jumping Off Bridges
Writer/Director: Kat Candler
Producers: Lorie Marsh, Stacy Schoolfield; Kat Candler
Premiere: SXSW 2006

Undoing
Writer/Director: Chris Chan Lee
Producers: Karin Chien, Sung Kang, George Huey, Eric Kim, Catherine Park
Premiere: Los Angeles Film Festival 2006