Reel of Narrative Fiction Films, Written, Directed, and Edited by me.
BEHIND THE WALLS (2022): A lone wanderer finds refuge from a storm in an abandoned house, only to discover he's in for a dark night of the soul. A psychedelic animated music video based on the musical composition "Behind the Walls," written, recorded, and produced by Sam Ahmadi. Edited and directed and animated by Elisabetta Diorio. Character Animation by Manuel Taylor and Set Building, Design, and additional animation by Emily Andujar.
MERITOCRACY (2021): (60 min) As they near graduation, 13 elite college seniors read back over the admissions essays penned at age 18, prompting reflections on home, identity, inequality, merit, and the process of crafting one’s own small story amidst the vast narrative powers of the American Dream.
WHERE CAN WE LIVE (2019): Shot over the course of three years of short trips back to Austin after having left for school, a sensory documentary about holding on, letting go, the passage of time, the meaning of home.
THE SAILOR MELTS: Premiered in Spring 2019 at Visible Poetry Festival. Based off the poem by Icelandic poet, Elias Knorr.
ZERO-TWO: Premiered Summer 2016.
2017 Flagship City International Film Festival- Jury Award- Best Actor - Best Short Film
IT’S REALLY ODD: Premiered Spring 2015 at SXSW in Austin, Texas in young filmmakers division.
Austin Film Festival- Winner- Best Short Film