still, life.
co-directed with Tania Khalaf
This short documentary follows
two art students who spent
their weekends picking up
roadkill and photographing it
for a photography project. What
started as an idea for a class,
became a meaningful way for
them to express themselves and
question how humans relate to
animals.
This film screened at several
major film festivals including
Deep Ellum, Santa Fe, and San
Francisco. It was a finalist at the
UVFA Next Frame Festival and
took the FIRST PLACE AWARD
in documentary (short form) at
the Austin Film Festival.
Good Bingo
My first short documentary
captures the bingo-playing
community at the Knights of
Columbus Hall in Denton, Texas.
Lula Serena and Peggy Shaver,
two wise-cracking sisters, are
our guides to this world of
deep fried hot dogs and cash
prizes.
Premiere:
Hot Springs International
Documentary Film Festival
Reversing the Odds
Director: Meta Newhouse
Graphics: Meta Newhouse
Editor: Liz Daggett
Camera: Jennifer Horst
Sound: Sarah Gibson
This short documentary shares
the stories of three women who
were brave enough to open up
their 20-year-old cold case files.
New technology and a more
comprehensive nationwide DNA database
gave them hope they might find
the men who sexually assaulted
them many years ago. Spoiler alert: DNA matches were made and some found their perpetrators were already in jail, and some found much more than they bargained for.
Premiere:
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
George Tscherny: AIGA Medalist
This short documentary was
made as part of
my MFA thesis.
Mr. Tscherny graciously let me
into his home, and the inner
workings of his design mind.
This film was made particularly
to complement lectures and
assignments for graphic design
courses delivered at the University
level.
Nietzsche Fly
A philosopher fly channels
Nietzsche, but with a modern-
day spin. This 3-minute
experimental film short mixes
Flash animation, digital video,
voiceover by Phil Hollenbeck
and music by Dragonfly32.
Premiere:
Tambakos Int'l Student
Film Festival
Other screenings:
Dallas Video Festival
Super Shorts International
Film Festival
(London premiere, toured UK)
Best of the UNT MFA
Documentary Program,
(Taos, New Mexico)
