Directing
Later Days
All Pam wants for her birthday is a nice meal, sexy-time with her husband, Mike, and to finally close the huge business deal that could change their lives. Too bad Mike didn’t get the memo. Yearning for a return to his glory days, he throws an 80s party for Pam, and EVERYBODY from high school shows up: along with all of their old crushes, grudges, and nostalgic baggage.
Featuring a killer 80s soundtrack, Later Days is a coming-of-middle-age comedy about the reckoning between who are now, who we once were, and who we still aspire to be. Later Days was produced by Wry Mash Media, distributed by Gravitas Pictures, and premiered at Cinequest in 2021. The film stars David Walton, Majandra Delfino, and David Pasquesi, and can be seen here.
Read Richard Roeper’s review in the Chicago Sun Times.
Ten More
A concert pianist recovering from a brain injury receives a startling omen from above. This award-winning short film is semi-autobiographical, and stars the legendary actor/improvisor David Pasquesi (VEEP, LODGE 49), as well as rising star Ellie Reed, who starred in Netflix's GIRLBOSS. TEN MORE was produced through a grant from DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts. It has screened in festivals across the United States.
As parents with children in the same school district, my partner, Anna Maria Hozian, and I began to notice how strange and volatile parents can be when it comes to the education of their kids. It also became clear to us that school as an institution has become a political instrument for many parents. Having screened in prestigious festival around the world, Other People’s Children is an award-winning series that captures all of that crazy and frames it in a funny, satirical way that allows parents to say "I know someone like her!" or "I've done that!" In each episode our hero, played by Atra Asdou, finds herself across the table from adults behaving like children, and slowly comes to realize it's not her students who have problems, it's their parents.
Somewhere deep in the Zoomiverse, at a college you’ve never heard of, a miserable adjunct professor is teaching his first online class to a group of confused adult learners. Distant Learners is a comedy series about a disparate collection of lonely adults seeking degrees though the Later in Life Learning program of the local college during the pandemic. It has played in festivals around the world, winning awards for best writing, best series, and best ensemble cast. The series stars David Pasquesi, Kerry O’Malley, and Tim Kazurinsky.