Short Films

The Happiness Machine

“A depressed inventor quits his job to fulfill his lifelong dream: building a machine that helps people find what makes them happy.”

I wrote, directed, and produced this film on a $1500 budget. This movie was shot in San José, Costa Rica with some of the most prolific film actors in the Costa Rican theater and film business. In 2020, the film was released nationwide on television on the Sinart Channel in Costa Rica. This had been my passion project for over 4 years. I had written the screenplay 7 years ago but never had the opportunity to produce it. A few stars aligned (quite literally, with the actors in this film) and I create the film and I was very happy to finally share it.

A Trip to Remember

A college teen stays in for his first ever pot brownie adventure, but after eating too many, he will have to face his greatest fears to survive the night.

I wrote, shot, produced, directed and edited this short in collaboration with my friend Isaac Boruchowicz who also stars in the film. My limitation was to make a film using only a bedroom set and that limitation created infinite possibilities because there were so many things to do in that one room.

We shot the film in less than 4 hours when we really needed 8 because of a scheduling conflict with the location manager. However, this always happens in filmmaking and you must make the most of it. Even with half the time necessary we were still able to pull the shoot off and ended up with a very satisfying film.