Directed By Allison Ruschill
Sourdough (Coming Fall 2025)
Synopsis: Sourdough tells the story of a young girl fresh out of college trying to find her footing in a new city. Short through various forms of media, the film directly addresses common feelings of loneliness and frustration many experience in their first year post grad.
As the Writer/Director/DOP on this set I communicated with alot of departments to bring the script to life. I also aided in the scheduling process when needed and worked with art and lighting departments to tell a cohesive story. Much of my focus went to talking with the camera team about what I was looking for and working with the actress. Much of this project was small improvised moments that were tweaked with each take. I believe this allowed the actress to have some creative freedom with the character of Penn and bring her to life.
Recognition: Nomination for Best Director, Best Experimental, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects at KU 2025 Tensie Awards.
Short Narrative - Writer/Director
40 mg by Sn•flwr (2024) - Music Video
This music video was an experimental project done in collaboration with my music video production class. The project showcases different progressions of anger as well as experimental editing tactics. I worked with my writer/producer to schedule filming, cast actors and extras, coordinate crew, and coordinate with art department. Day of I worked with the actors to capture the intended emotions.
Happy Patch (2023) - Student PSA
Happy Patch is a comedic short about a product ment to induce immediate “happiness” during dire situations. The style is ment to mimic early 90/2000s health PSAs. The project the first project I directed at KU and helped to build long time friends and kickstarted my production career at KU.
Recognition: Nominated for Best Comedy at KU 2023 Tensie Awards.