The Stage 32 Videos: Award Winner

Late for an after-work date, a vibrant young woman encounters a prolific painter whose actions change her life, forever.

Triggered by a stranger's tragedy, a married couple embarks on an emotional journey, only to realize, they've traveled this path before.

My award-winning short film about a lonely chap named Norbert, and his friend, a plant named Simon. At the CBU Student Film Festival, it won Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Supporting Actress, and the Riverside International Film Festival Audience Best Student Film Award!

Director of Photography in the documentary “Amarukan, El Retorno de la Pachamama”. Documentary filmed in Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Mexico. Released in theaters in December 2019. Aired on National TV and VOD. Now with 1M views on Youtube. Award Winner in New York and Mexico festivals. All footage done by myself, aerial too ; )

"Breaking & Entering" is a provocative and edgy drama short based on Michael Hogan's script that garnered 24 “Best Short Screenplay” awards in 2020/2021. Since hitting the festival circuit, Breaking & Entering has won over 20 “Best” short film awards and generated considerable audience buzz, discussion and debate. The film features a breakout performance by Kiri Hartig, recipient of more than 20 “Best Actress” awards to-date for her performance; and has netted 15+ "Best Director" awards for writer/director Michael Hogan. LOGLINE: A young woman’s conflicted life battling multiple addictions and questionable choices culminates with an autopsy-like introspective journey when she finds herself locked in a morgue with the body of a long-lost love.

Missouri Film Office - MO STORIES "Sweet Dreams"Written by Dianne JanisFilm Camp USA Summer 2021Donations payable to:THE BUTLER GROUPVoiceover: Riley LeeDire...

OTB Winner FEB 2022

WARD WINNER - Best Short Film - Burbank Film Festival AWARD WINNER - Best Animation - Indiefest AWARD WINNER - 2012 Q2 - AnimMazSpot WINNER of the ORSON WELLES AWARD at the California Film Awards "...all the years of hard work and effort have paid off." - 3D World Magazine

Award Winning Cinematographer & Camera Operator - London UK Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 4.6K owner Updated May 2019 ALEXA, RED, SONY F55, CANON C500, ARRI SR3 www.lucarocchini.com

"The film boldly, loudly announces the arrival of a striking new talent." (The Irish Times) Official Sundance Selection 2011 Irish Film and Television Award for Best Short 2011 Best Short Film (Dublin Film Critics Circle – Jameson Dublin International Film Festival 2011) Best Debut Irish Director (Cork Film Festival 2010) Best Foreign Short (Las Vegas Film Festival 2011) Official Palm Springs Selection 2011 NAHEMI/KODAK Award 2010 (Encounters Film Festival 2010) Best Short Drama (Royal Television Society Student Awards Ireland Centre 2011) Best Short Film & Best Film Script (National Student Media Awards SMEDIAS – Dublin 2011) Best Student Short Film (Celtic Media Awards 2011) World Cinema Cinematography Award (Amsterdam Film Festival Van Gogh Awards 2011) www.smallchangeshort.com

Nina Franoszek in: En Route by Xu Zhang Katie Fforde Family on Probation, Dir Frauke Thielecke München Mord, Dir. Anno Saul Scharfe Hunde, Dir. Dominic Müller Martha, Dir. Mara Eibl Eibesfeldt Weissensee, Dir. Friedemann Fromm (German Screen Actors Award Best Ensemble) Katie Fforde: Hexensommer, Dir. Helmut Metzger 12 Heisst ich liebe Dich, Dir. Connie Walther Trailer

After a one night affair with a mysterious woman, a young man wakes up alone and empowered.