Let The Outside In || Short film 2024
Let The Outside In || Short film 2024

In post-production

Ethan and Vera’s relationship is tested when he becomes convinced a massive storm has unleashed toxins in the environment, but she thinks his hypochondriac tendencies have gone too far.

Featuring Oliver Ralli and Elizabeth Sun

Written, edited, and directed by Meryl O’Connor

Feedback Loop || Camera Test

Camera test for the upcoming film “Ignore/Delete”

The Waiting Dead || Feature Film (in progress)
The Waiting Dead || Feature Film (in progress)

Centered upon a waiting mortuary in 19th century Germany, where bodies are held temporarily to quell fears of live burial, The Waiting Dead is the story of three intertwined protagonists caught between their true selves and the rigid social constructs they are obliged to uphold.

Finalist for Sundance Institute's Screenwriting Lab and one of 10 finalists for American Zoetrope’s screenwriting competition

The Cave Machine || Short Experimental Film

The Cave Machine is on the hunt for big data.

Written, directed, and edited by Meryl O’Connor

TRT: 8:47

The Ballad of Finn + Yeti || Short Film

Advance film for UCLA MFA directing program | 2012

Official Selection: Cannes Cinéfondation Film Festival, Ozu Film Festival, Izmir Film Festival

Director, writer, editor

TRT: 18:17

THE RIVER TWICE || Feature Documentary

UCLA MFA Thesis Film | 2013

The River Twice is a documentary about a junk raft adventure along the Susquehanna River that winds deep into the heart of the natural gas industry.

Director, editor, cinematographer

Official Selection: Innsbruck Nature Film Festival, Black Hills Film Festival, Green Unplugged Festival

TRT 73:18

 

The Ghost of the Sad Clown || Short Film

UCLA MFA film | 2010

As a storm brews, two sisters perform a séance in their rickety attic. They summon the Ghost of the Sad Clown, hoping he will teach them the secret to passing through walls. With a devilish grin, he teaches them more than they bargained for.

Director, writer, editor

TRT: 9:59

Let The Outside In || Short film 2024
Feedback Loop || Camera Test
The Waiting Dead || Feature Film (in progress)
The Cave Machine || Short Experimental Film
The Ballad of Finn + Yeti || Short Film
THE RIVER TWICE || Feature Documentary
The Ghost of the Sad Clown || Short Film
Let The Outside In || Short film 2024

In post-production

Ethan and Vera’s relationship is tested when he becomes convinced a massive storm has unleashed toxins in the environment, but she thinks his hypochondriac tendencies have gone too far.

Featuring Oliver Ralli and Elizabeth Sun

Written, edited, and directed by Meryl O’Connor

Feedback Loop || Camera Test

Camera test for the upcoming film “Ignore/Delete”

The Waiting Dead || Feature Film (in progress)

Centered upon a waiting mortuary in 19th century Germany, where bodies are held temporarily to quell fears of live burial, The Waiting Dead is the story of three intertwined protagonists caught between their true selves and the rigid social constructs they are obliged to uphold.

Finalist for Sundance Institute's Screenwriting Lab and one of 10 finalists for American Zoetrope’s screenwriting competition

The Cave Machine || Short Experimental Film

The Cave Machine is on the hunt for big data.

Written, directed, and edited by Meryl O’Connor

TRT: 8:47

The Ballad of Finn + Yeti || Short Film

Advance film for UCLA MFA directing program | 2012

Official Selection: Cannes Cinéfondation Film Festival, Ozu Film Festival, Izmir Film Festival

Director, writer, editor

TRT: 18:17

THE RIVER TWICE || Feature Documentary

UCLA MFA Thesis Film | 2013

The River Twice is a documentary about a junk raft adventure along the Susquehanna River that winds deep into the heart of the natural gas industry.

Director, editor, cinematographer

Official Selection: Innsbruck Nature Film Festival, Black Hills Film Festival, Green Unplugged Festival

TRT 73:18

 

The Ghost of the Sad Clown || Short Film

UCLA MFA film | 2010

As a storm brews, two sisters perform a séance in their rickety attic. They summon the Ghost of the Sad Clown, hoping he will teach them the secret to passing through walls. With a devilish grin, he teaches them more than they bargained for.

Director, writer, editor

TRT: 9:59

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