ANGELA’S DECISION
Screenwriter and co-producer
Writer Gena Ellis
Director Mat King
Producer by Kate Croser
Producer by Mat King
Co-producer Gena Ellis
DOP Aaron Gully
Composer Christopher Slaski
Composer & Vocals Liam Gerner
Starring Rhiannon Owen and Xavier Samuel
Featuring Carmel Johnson, Sarah Brokensha,
Patrick Graham, Stephen Degenaro
Filmed in Australia
Defined by Australia’s beautiful but desolate landscape and her bleak future after waiting for her boyfriend to return home from the army, Angela makes decisions that will alter her life forever. Adapted from Gena’s short story, Billy’s Return.
AWARDS & FESTIVALS
Los Angeles Independent Film Festival (Second); Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival (Gold); Tupelo Film Festival (Winner: Best of Show); Australian Cinematographers Society (Gold); FilmMakers' American Gem (Top 25); Phoenix Film Festival; Garden State Film Festival (Music Finalist); George Lindsey Film Festival (Second); Niche Music and Film Festival; Bennie Kent Film Festival (Winner); University of Oklahoma Showcase.
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Filmmaker
Occupational Hazard
While working deep in a West Virginia coal mine, Diana is exposed to a mysterious gas that seeps into her everyday life.
20th Digital Studio/Bite-Size Halloween Short
Location Manager- filmed in WV
Available now on Hulu (Season 2, episode 7)
WATCH ON HULU
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
2022 Final Girls Berlin Film Festival (Germany)
Written & Directed by Ursula Ellis
Starring Virginia Newcomb & Ben Long
Produced by Megan Leonard & Katie White
Cinematography by Travis LaBella
Stuck at Home 48 Hour Global Film Challenge – April 17-19, 2020
Some people sing to their own tune. Even when they're singing someone else's song.
Violet Annie Getty seems to have a secret admirer but she sings to her own tune, including when she's singing someone else's song and waitressing. And that's just fine with her in this family-friendly dark comedy with lots of pet romping.
No pets were harmed in this film but they were fed plenty of treats.
Thanks and apologies to Bon Jovi. Enjoy!
Filmed & edited with a cracked Samsung Note 9
Gena Ellis- Writer, Director, Producer, Actor, DOP, Editor
(every other job the seven 4-legged supporting actors didn’t do)
Filmed in West Virginia
vimeo
She’s Halfway There
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Fay In The Life Of Dave
Writer and Co-Producer Gena Ellis
Head Writer John Boni
Writer Darrell C. Hazelrig
For George on His 30th Birthday
Co-producer
Written and Directed by Ursula Ellis
Produced by Emerson Nosek and Ben Gojer
Co-Produced by Gena Ellis
Starring Michael Esper and Allie Gallerani
Cinematography by Nick Perron-Siegel
Edited by Russell Yaffe and Ryan Westphal
In the suburban South of the not-so-distant past, a former MySpace famous musician turned disgruntled pizza place employee, George, spends a strange night with Deena, a sort-of ex-girlfriend and used-to-be fan.
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
2018 Denver Film Festival (Liberty Global Domestic Student Filmmaker Award nominee)
2019 Lone Star Film Festival (Ft. Worth, TX)
2018 Columbia University MFA Proof-of-Concept Short Film. Filmed on location in Huntsville and Madison, AL.
