54SP
54 Scripts Productions
We are a Production Company that since our inception in Summer of 2021 have created 4 short films, and are currently in preproduction on several more.
During the quarantine of 2020 I wrote 54 short scripts in 60 days. I partnered with Tin Nguyen to create this company and produce our films.
FILM FESTIVAL -RECOGNITION AND SCREENINGS
“YELLOW POLKA DOT”
PRODUCER - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY - SCREENWRITER - 2022
NEPTUNE MOVIE AWARDS
BOLOGNA - ITALY
BODEN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BODEN SWEDEN
Winner - Best LGBT FILM
THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL G.L.A.D. FILM FESTIVAL
THESSALONIKI, GREECE
MIDWEST FILM FESTIVAL
CHICAGO IL
Nominee: Best Production Design
ROLLCALL INDIE SHOWCASE
ATLANTA GA. - USA
BECH TEST FILM FESTIVAL
SCOTLAND
Winner - Best Cinematography
LONG BEACH QFILM FESTIVAL
LONG BEACH CA. - USA
DREAMANILA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
MANILA, PHILIPPINES
OUT & LOUD PUNE INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
PUNE, INDIA
KASHISH MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
MUMBAI, INDIA
RED CEDAR FILM FESTIVAL
MENOMANIE, WI. - USA
MAKE ART NOT FEAR
PORTO PORTUGAL
Winner - Best Poetry Short
Winner - Best Fearless Cinematography
ALTA MAREA FESTIVAL
TERMOLI - ITALY
SemiFinalist
SMALL AXE RADICAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
TOLPUDDLE - UK
SemiFinalist
LULEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LULEA, SWEDEN
Winner - Best LGBT Film
CHICAGO SOUTHLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
UNIVERSITY PARK IL USA
Nominee: Best Short Film Audience Award
LOVE & HOPE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BARCELONA SPAIN
Nominee: Best LGBQT Short Film
STAMPED FILM FESTIVAL
PENSACOLA FL - USA
AKS INTERNATIONAL MINORITIES FESTIVAL - FILM ART DIALOGUE
PAKISTAN
LGBT+ FILM FESTIVAL POLAND
POLAND
FESTIVAL ANGAELICA
PASADENA CA - USA
LOVE ACTUALLY INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLER SHOWCASE
NEW YORK CITY, NY - USA
FORT MEYERS FILM FESTIVAL
FOTY MEYERS, FL - USA
STOCKHOLM CITY FILM FESTIVAL
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN
Winner - Best LGBT Film
SAN ANTONIO QFEST - LGBT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SAN ANTONIO TX, USA
CHICAGO ONSCREEN
CHICAGO IL USA
Screenings with Movies in the Park at: Promontory Point, Lincoln Park Cultural Center, Wicker Park, Washington Park, Douglass Park
FILM PRIDE - BRIGHTON & HOVE PRIDE LGBTQIA+ FILM FESTIVAL
BRIGHTON - UK
BICONIC FILM FESTIVAL - CENTERING ON THE BI+ UMBRELLA
SAN FRANCISCO CA - USA
ISRAEL BRIEF ENCOUNTERS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL
Nomination Best LGBT Film
THIRD CULTURE FILM FESTIVAL NZ
TAURANGA NEW ZEALAND
OFN LGBTQIA+ FILM FESTIVAL
London UK
UTSAV INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Mumbai India
“SPEARMINT”
PRODUCER - DIRECTOR - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY SCREENWRITER - EDITOR 2023
KFFK KURZFILMFESTIVAL KOLN
COLOGNE GERMANY
Rescreened at "Film for Families" Nov. 15th 2024
MADAME ZUZU'S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
HIGHLAND PARK, IL, USA
SHORT SHOT FEST
MOSCOW RUSSIA
CORUJINHA INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH FESTIVAL
BALNEARLO CAMBORIU, SANTA CATARINA, BRAZIL
“PLOWED”
PRODUCER - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY SCREENWRITER 2023
LOVE & HOPE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BARCELONA SPAIN
Nominee: Best Drama Short Film
PARADISE FILM FESTIVAL
COLOGNE GERMANY
GOLDEN SHORY FILM FESTIVAL
AVEZZANO, ABRUZZO, ITALY
KINOLIFE DISTRUBUTION "BEST EROTIC SHORTS #5"
PLAYED AT:
HAIFA, CINEMATHEQUE, BLVD HANASSIL 142
TEL AVIV, ENNIS AUDITORIUM, 9 PAAMONIT ST
THE PINT SIZED FILM FESTIVAL
CROYDON PA, USA
“THE SLEIGHT”
PRODUCER - DIRECTOR - SCREENWRITER - EDITOR 2022
MIDWEST FILM FESTIVAL
CHICAGO IL
Winner - Best Editing
Winner - Best Actor - Rikki Lee Travolta
MAKE ART NOT FEAR
PORTO, PORTUGAL
Winner - Best Cinematography
RAVENWOOD FILM FESTIVAL
SAULT STE. MARIE, ON. CANADA
THE PITTSBURGH MOVING PICTURE FESTIVAL: THRILLER PICTURE SHOW PITTSBURGH, PA. USA
MAKE ME LAUGH FESTIVAL
OPOLE, POLAND
Winner - Best Dark Comedy
Winner - Best Sound Design
PHANTASMAGORIA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
WREXHAM, WALES
Finalist
BR BANSHEE FESTIVAL
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
ALIBAG SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
ALIBAG, INDIA
BIG PICTURE CHICAGO
CHICAGO IL, USA
LIT LAUGHS INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FILM FESTIVAL
BEAL, ENGLAND UK
CREATIVE HORIZONS
OPOLE POLAND
Winner: Best Dark Comedy
Winner: Best Director
Winner: Best Sound Design
SPOOKTACULAR FILM FESTIVAL FOR HORROR AND SCI-FI
NEW YORK, USA
BLEEDING TREE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
CRESTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
Honorable Mention
DJANHO! FILM FESTIVAL
CURIRIBA PR, BRAZIL
BIZZARIA FILM FESTIVAL
Winner: Best Cinematography
Olivia, a young inventor, is up late at night, tinkering with a brand new device. once turned on, it begins leading her around her home, it’s a magnet for finding hidden treasure. It seems like there is hidden riches everywhere. The device then leads Olivia out of her apartment, and into parts unknown. where will it lead her next, and what might she find?
4 Festival Acceptances
“THE SOLUTION”
PRODUCER - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY SCREENWRITER - EDITOR 2025
LONDON FILM CLUB SHORTS FESTIVAL
LONDON UK
Finalist: Best Horror/Thriller
UFVA UNIVERSITY FILM AND VIDEO ASSOCIATION
Winner: Best Short Film
CINESTESYA FILM FESTIVAL
PORTO, PORTUGAL
TRYON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
USA
Honoree Award Winner
ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ST. LOUIS, MO, USA
MONZA FILM FESTIVAL
MONZA, ITALY
Honorable Mention: Best Thriller
BRAGA SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL
BRAGA, PORTUGAL
MIDWEST FEAR FEST
INDIANAPOLIS, IN, USA
Winner: Best of Fest
SHOCKFEST FILM FESTIVAL
NIGHT OF HORROR - THREE FIRES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Winner: Best Thriller
LOS ANGELES FANTASY FEST
LA, USA
Nominated: Best Thriller Short Film
CENTRAL MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
USA
MIDNIGHT MONSTER CLUB SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
EL PASO TX, USA
FLATHEAD LAKE INTERNATIONAL CINEMAFEST
FLATHEAD LAKE, MONTANA, USA
Winner: Best Cinematography
Winner: Best Original Score
Nomination: Best Picture - Short
Nomination: Best Director
Nomination: Best Actress
Nomination: Best Supporting Actress
ELY FILM FESTIVAL
USA
STOCKHOLM CITY FILM FESTIVAL
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN
Semi-Finalist Best Cinematography
LULEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LULEA, SWEDEN
Finalist Nov 2025
LAKE COUNTY FILM FESTIVAL
GRAYSLAKE, IL, USA
THIRD CULTURE FILM FESTIVAL
TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND
Nominated: Best Actress
CHICAGO SOUTHLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
IL, USA
Nomination: Best Sci-Fi/Horror/Fantasy
THE PINT SIZED FILM FESTIVAL
CROYDON, PA, USA
SHORT. SWEET. FILM FEST
CLEVELAND, USA
BLOOMINGTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
IN, USA
Winner: Best BIFF Film
Winner: Best Director
BIG FRIDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
ENGLAND
Semi-Finalist
WOLF TREE FILM FESTIVAL
MARSHALL, MI, USA
Winner: Best of Fest
Winner: Best Drama
Winner: Best Cinematography
Winner: Best Actress for Diana Simonzadeh
INDY FILM FESTIVAL
IN, USA
JULIEN DUBUQUE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
USA
THE SAVOY LUMIERE
SIDENY, IL, USA
THE DARK FEST
ANITOCH, CA, USA
Quarter Finalist
COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ANIMATION FESTIVAL
COLUMBUS, OH, USA
PURGATORY FILM FESTIVAL
SOUTHHAMPTON, UK
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“BEYOND THE VOID with CAPTAIN DALTON MATTIX”
PRODUCER - DIRECTOR - DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY SCREENWRITER - EDITOR 2026
BLOOMINGTON INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
IN, USA
STOCKHOLM CITY FILM FESTIVAL
STOCKHOLM SWEDEN
Semi-Finalist Jan 2026
ABSURD FILM FESTIVAL
MILANO, ITALY
Honorable Mention for Sci-Fi/Fantasy
LULEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
LULEA SWEDEN
Semi-Finalist March 2026
Sandra and Barbara are enjoying a day at the beach with their partners in 1962. The night before they all went out to a night club. The men bonded, as well as the women, albeit in very different fashions.
32 Festival Acceptances
10 Award Wins
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A touring magician joins one of his audience members in her hotel room after his last show at the hotel bar. After she drugs him, and he awakens, she and two other women explain how they came to find him, and why.
15 Festival Acceptances
9 Award Wins
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