FILM | Stephen Joseph Craig

This page is dedicated to my more personal creative works, which I differentiate from my professional video services as my "filmmaking." As a lifelong cinefile and admirer of cult and independent film, I have always tried to push my filmmaking visually and thematically.

-Stephen

DINNER AT MANNY'S

Currently awaiting festival notifications.

SYNOPSIS

A six year old boy’s dinner turns into a living nightmare while he endures the trauma of neglectful parents.

TRAILER

DIRECTOR STATEMENT

This was originally created for the quarterly Breakneck Film Race. It takes place in a world I've written about before, with an atmosphere that is as absurd as it is dangerous. In this case, a crescendo of free flowing dialogue is used as part of that atmosphere, brought to us by two talented improv actors. A child actor was cast as the lead for a universally relatable perspective. The pieces came together to eventually tell an origin-of-trauma story.

CAST

MICHAEL MAZANKO

ANNALEA

FIACHI

TRAVIS

LINCOLN COX

THE THIEF

Currently in post. Rough cut available below.

SYNOPSIS

Two co-workers hanging. Soon they will become more than friends.

DIRECTOR STATEMENT

Another short created for the quarterly Breakneck Film Race. This is a story about a reluctant cannibal, or is she a vampire? Whatever she is, her hunger is in direct opposition to the quirky loving girl within. We spent 4 hours in the studio, making production very challenging, and I am very proud of the results. That said, I am still working to fine tune it before releasing it on more platforms.

CAST

ERIN

LEILANI

ARIAS

WAKING NIGHTMARE

Distributed by Terror Films

SYNOPSIS

After a traumatic event at college, Jordan returns home to an overprotective mother, and a behavioral disorder that turns her into a nocturnal predator.