The Age of the Ruash

The Limited Bird

January 1989 •English

John's first independent work from 1989. Won Best of Fest Shorts at the Cinequest Film Festival, CA. The film is comprised of highly rendered drawings with very little moving parts to tell a complex story of relationships "gone to the birds".

The Enchanted Bell

May 2000 •Czech

After a magic bell from Tibet is stolen, a little girl and an elephant undertake a dangerous journey to bring the bell home.

sockless

Invalid date •English

A girl enters the Sock World to retrieve her lost sock.

Dedication

June 2017 •English

"Dedication" is the story of a maid working in a hotel who uses a black magic spell in the hopes of harnessing the talent of one of the hotel's frequent guests - an eccentric writer - and passing it on to her unborn son.

Being There

June 2022 •English

A student film for a highschool Film 11 class. Two free thinkers embark on an odyssey to connect their minds with their bodies and achieve enlightenment.

Blooming

November 2023 •Spanish

Filomena is a 16-year-old girl, who after an accident discovers that she will experience an extraordinary transformation.

holding hands with the moon

Invalid date •English

"holding hands with the moon" is a celebration of a not-so-common-coming-of-age inspired by isolation during the pandemic and the consequential anxiety that came with it. Terra is not only learning to live with her anxiety, but also appreciating all of the little things in life that bring her immense joy and her unwavering (and borderline obsessive) love for the moon. Through it all though, magic is never too far away from Terra’s familiar life.

The Messenger

June 2022 •English

A dragon deliveryman starts his dream job and discovers that sometimes people will just hate you, no matter how hard you try.

Moving On

October 2023 •English

Forced to confront adulthood, a teenage girl detached from reality prepares to leave her childhood home.

Para Dos

July 2022 •Spanish

Sweet Pea & Glass

May 2023 •English

Two rookies have one last chance to prove themselves to the "Suits" gang. All they have to do is ditch a body in enemy territory without being caught. If the rival "Scars" don't kill them, their boss sure will.

Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays

November 2022 •Spanish

Hungry for sun, light and warmth, a group of teenagers embark on a dream trip to the Balearic Islands.

Lúcido

January 2024 •Portuguese

DIABLO

December 2023 •English

DIABLO is a 2021 short film about a masked stalker who hunts down his victims like prey and ends up driving them into a state of paranoia and insanity.

Tumble

September 2019 •Polish

Adam, thirty-two, still lives with his overprotective mother. Their everyday life is filled with rituals of obedience and mutual dependence. Everything changes when one night Adam is accompanied by a man in a gray suit, visible only to him.

Pitica and the Perfect Sandwich

January 2024 •Portuguese

Pitica is a little girl who lives by herself in an old war tank. While preparing a sandwich, she realizes there is a missing ingredient: a tomato. Therefore, she adventures into a dangerous forest in search of the fruit, unaware of what awaits her.

One Last Shot

April 2023 •English

One Last Shot Is Available To Watch On YouTube now! Peter has been kidnapped by the notorious crime boss Tyberious; who has stollen a government biological weapon Project X and intends to unleash it on the world. Fredrick must make a daring rescue and save Peter from the clutches of his old friend Leon. Peter and Fredrick must team up to take on all of Tyberious forces in one last attempt to stop Tyberious from escaping with Project X and unleashing havoc upon the world.

Tradeoff

November 2022 •English

A college student heads to the forest to exchange an item for a special item he desires. But once he arrives, the deal changes which leads to violence.

Cabbage

December 2022 •English

On a desolate farm, a couple's prayers are answered after a visitor offers them a sinister deal. Blinded by their joy, they struggle to realize that what they once desired may lead to their own unraveling.

Occurrences of Questionable Significance

April 2020 •German

When forest animals invade our cities, the world is in disarray. Office vixen Fiona struggles with her banana phone addiction. Will she succumb to it? Temperamental bunny Barbara only gives her stag sugar daddy Nestor his special massage, after he dines her and plays the big spender. This obscure short film pinpoints postmodern tropes of consumerism, eroticism, and art with an homage to the theater stage and references to literature. This work uses a fantasy language and needs no subtitles.