Film/Video
Eat My Heart Out
Writer/Director/Producer
"Eat My Heart Out" is a gutsy and bloody queer romance about desperation and the twisted things we do for love. Following Victor (Jared Jefferson), a coroner's assistant slowly succumbing to his cannibalistic urges, and Peter (Mikey Champion), an unemployed deadbeat living out of a motel, their short-lived love story is doomed for a juicy ending. Watch the Film!
19 min, Color/B&W, Horror/Romance. Shot on Blackmagic URSA Mini.
Written/Directed by Byrne Mazzella, Shot by Ryan Williams-Abrams,
Produced by Alec Elan, Gracie Ferguson, and Matt Minton.
A comedy of errors following a hired gun (Ryan Fleming) on his last job, robbing a local drug dealer fronting as a local pizza parlor. When his car gets towed during the heist, he goes on a revelatory ride-along with the delivery boy (Max Weigel) who's kind enough to help him out.
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17 min. Color. Crime / Comedy. Shot on RED Weapon.
Written / Directed / Produced by Byrne Mazzella,
Shot by Ryan Williams-Abrams, Gaffed by Daisy Bolger
Produced by Jonah Barresi, Alec Elan, & Jodi Resnick.
Producer
A darkly comic look at the state of American public education system following the prince of a fictional country (Charlie Lockwood) on a visit to the Best High School In America, he learns the sinister secret behind the facade of American patriotism. Watch the trailer!
15 min. Color. Dark Comedy. Shot on RED Weapon.
Written/Directed by Ryan Williams-Abrams
Director of Photography: Taylor Teusch
Produced by Byrne Mazzella, Jonah Barresi, & Gracie Ferguson
A mockumentary about the absurdity of Hollywood and the sanctity of art, the film follows a breakout festival director (Sydney Terfloth) and her cowriter (Matt Viscardi) that get recruited to follow up their massive indie hit with a film so good it saves the career of a producer far past his prime (Sam Plvan). Framed as a comedy of errors and egos, the film takes aim at the power struggle between art and commerce. Watch the film!
9 min. Color. Comedy. Shot on Sony FX6.
Written, Directed, Edited and Produced by Byrne Mazzella, Shot by Patrick Eames.
WETWORK
Assistant Director
Two childhood friends tenderly reunite after years apart to dissect a body after an interrogation gone wrong. Watch the Film!
13 min. Color. Crime. Shot on Blackmagic URSA Mini.
Written/Directed by August Van Der Werf
Shot by Henry Suzuki, Produced by Gianna Izzo
Assistant Director
A woman resists reconnecting with her estranged sister upon learning the mother that kicked her out is approaching the end of her life. Watch the film!
14 min. Drama. Shot on Blackmagic URSA Mini. Directed by Richard Morris, Written by Lindsey Williams, Shot by Caitlin Shelor, Produced by Madelyn Tanzman.
Full List of Credits
Writer/Director/Producer:
Frankie & Doyle (2025)
The (All Too Unfortunate) Making of the Next Big Indie (2023)
Producer:
Greetings from America! (2025, dir. Ryan Williams-Abrams)
The Marvelous Mr Birch (2024, dir. AT Rodgers)
Don't Forget to Unlock Your Doors (2024, dir. Claire Delany)
Graves (2024, dir. Alec Elan)
Memory Lane (2022, dir. Kayla Wilkins)
Our Film - Proof of Concept (2025, dir. Jonah Barresi, Ryan Williams-Abrams)
1st Assistant Director:
Just Forget About Me (2024, dir. Richie Morris)
A Rushed Ending (2023, dir. Jake Orloff)
Wetwork (2023, dir. August Van Der Werf)
Memory Lane (2022, dir. Kayla Wilkins)
Crowley (2022, dir. Leonardo Amaral)
Heist! (2025, dir. Alec Elan)
Other Crew:
The Marvelous Mr. Birch (2024 dir. AT Rodgers) - Boom Operator
Lucid (2023 dir. Caitlin Shelor) - Production Assistant & Sound Recordist
If My Candle Burns Blue (2023 dir. Lolly McClellan) - Best Boy
The Art of Unintelligence (2022 dir. Matt Viscardi) - Set Photography, Assistant Camera