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An Ode to Distance

1st Assistant Director, Sound Recordist & Designer, Short Film (2023)*

A short film about friends who drift apart due to the growing distance and time between them.

Starring: Emily Mark, Aimee Barker, Toby Call

Director: Aubrey Zhou
Scriptwriter: Lauren Fry
Producer: Nicole Frisby
1st Assistant Director: Marc Villarico
Director of Photography: Annie Myhre, Lauren Fry
Sound Recordist: Marc Villarico
Sound Designer: Marc Villarico
Editor: Ilsa Qureshi

*Request viewing via the Producer, Nicole Frisby

COALESCE

Producer, Short Film (2023)

James Wright, a man out of luck who applies for a government-funded research project with ambiguous goals, must undergo trials that toy his mind and break his reality. Facing his deepest fears, he must now choose between survival and sanity.

Starring: Geir Ivy, Helen Jessica Ligat

Director: Jodie McCartney
Scriptwriter: Toby Call
Producer: Marc Villarico
1st Assistant Director: Matt McGuigan
Director of Photography: Will Block
Sound Recordist: Bruno Santos
Sound Designer: Bruno Santos
Hair & Make-Up: Byers Li
Editor: Kyle Gonzales

EMERGENCE

Producer, Sound Recordist, Editor, Short Film (2023)

Following the death of her best friend, we follow the story of Charlie as she has a drug-fueled fictitious conversation with the deceased unbeknownst to her grief. In a quest to find answers about how to continue her life without her companion, she must learn that she is her own person.

Starring Charlotte Heddon, Connie Collins

Director: Jodie McCartney
Scriptwriter: Connie Collins, Jodie McCartney
Producer: Marc Villarico
Director of Photography: Jodie McCartney
Costume & Set Design: Jodie McCartney
Sound Recordist: Marc Villarico
Editor: Marc Villarico

Itch

Sound Recordist, Short Film (2021)

What happens when you lose control of your irrational thoughts?

Starring: Bianca Gonzales

Director: Thimashi Sumanasekera
Director of Photography: Kayleigh Maguire
Sound Recordist: Marc Villarico
Editor: Gregory Pozdiakov

Reminiscent

Director, Short Film (2021)

A polaroid enlightens the memories of two friends of a memorable day out in the city.

Starring: Jezreel Copa, Mary-Jane Viado

Director: Marc Villarico

Blood Orange

Sound Recordist, Short Film (2022)

A sociopath, Jen, desperate to protect her friend April, rationalises that the only way to protect her is by ending her suffering from her traumatic past.

Starring: Elizabeth Bell, Laura Pujos

Director: Jodie McCartney
Scriptwriter: Toby Call
Director of Photography: Caitlin Briggs
Production Designer: Seren Lakey
Sound Recordist: Marc Villarico
Editor: Harry Coupe

Brain. Set. Match.

Director, Short Film (2022)

What goes through your mind?

Director: Marc Villarico
Director of Photography: Bianca Gonzales, Jezreel Copa
Sound Recordist: Maya Michalska
Prop Master: Marianne Hernandez

Awoken

Co-director, Sound Recordist, Editor, Short Film (2021)

What happens when you lose control of your irrational thoughts?

Starring: Bianca Gonzales

Director: Jodie McCartney
Director of Photography: Marc Villarico, Jodie McCartney
Sound Recordist: Marc Villarico, Jodie McCartney
Costume & Make-Up: Jodie McCartney
Editor: Marc Villarico