Notable Works

US & THEM (completed, feature, 2013)

writer, director, producer, editor, production designer

  • WINNER - Best Student Feature & Best Student Director, Silent River Film Festival, 2013

  • WINNER - Best College Narrative Feature, Catskill Mountains Film Festival, 2014

  • WINNER - Best Student Picture, Maverick Movie Awards, 2013

  • WINNER - Award of Excellence Women Filmmakers, Indie Fest, 2013

  • WINNER - Accolade Award, Honolulu Film Awards, 2013

  • Nominated - Best Actress, Best Student Film (Naperville Independent Film Festival); Best Student Feature (World Music & Independent Film Festival); Best Long Island Feature, Best Student Film (Long Island International Film Expo)

  • Official Selection:

    • Long Island International Film Expo, 2013

    • Naperville Independent Film Festival, 2013

    • Silent River Film Festival, 2013

    • Catskill Mountains Film Festival, 2014

  • Press:

LEAVING (COMPLETED, SHORT, 2015)

producer, script supervisor

  • WINNER - Director's Choice Award Best Film, Northeast Film Festival, 2015

  • Available on Amazon Prime Video on Demand

  • Screened on DirecTV

  • Official Selection:

    • SOHO International Film Festival, 2015

    • Garden State Film Festival, 2016

    • NYC Independent Film Festival, 2016

    • Queens World Film Festival, 2016

A THOUSAND WORDS (COMPLETED, SHORT, 2018)

writer, producer, production designer

  • WINNER - Best Short, Atlantic City Cinefest, 2018

  • WINNER - BEST DIRECTOR, Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Fest, 2018

  • Nominated - Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor (Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Fest); Best Long Island Short (Long Island International Film Expo)

  • Official selection:

    • Long Island International Film Expo, 2018

    • Jersey Shore Film Festival, 2018

    • New York Lift-Off Online Film Festival, 2018

    • Long Beach International Film Festival, 2018

    • Atlantic City Cinefest, 2018

    • Brightside Tavern Shorts Film Fest, 2018

    • Orlando Film Festival, 2018

    • IndieWorks Screening Series, 2019

    • Los Angeles International Women’s Film Festival, 2019

  • Watch on Amazon Prime!!

ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT (Completed, short, 2020)

writer, director, producer, editor, production designer

  • WINNER - Best Screenplay, Best Actress (Scared for Your LIIFE)

  • WINNER - Best Horror Film (Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival)

  • WINNER - Best Scream Queen (Thrills & Chills Film Awards)

  • WINNER - Audience Award (Bridgeport Film Fest)

  • SEMI-FINALIST - Make Art Not Fear

  • HONORABLE MENTION - LA Indie Horror Fest, 2022

  • Official selection:

    • Scared for Your LIIFE, 2021

    • Atlanta Horror Film Festival, 2021

    • Salem Horror Film Festival online streaming series, 2021

    • Make Art, Not Fear (Lisbon, Portugal), 2021

    • Thrills & Chills Film Awards, 2021

    • New York City Horror Film Festival, 2021

    • Sick Chick Flicks Film Festival, 2021

    • New Jersey Horror Con & Film Festival, 2021

    • ConCarolinas Film Festival, 2022

    • LA Indie Horror Fest, 2022

    • Bridgeport Film Fest, 2022

    • Halloweenapalooza, 2022

    • NYC Halloween Film Festival, 2022

IMDb Page
 
 
The second trailer, and official teaser, for the 2012 feature film, "Us & Them," directed by Carrie Ferrante.
 
 
Sometimes Leaving is the only way home. Written and directed by Debra Markowitz. Produced by Intention Films and Media, The Majors Productions, and MovieMan Productions. Starring Molly Ryman, Joseph A. Halsey, and Sal Rendino. Hitting festivals in 2015. For more details visit www.IntentionFilmsandMedia.com [Teaser edited by Carrie Ferrante. Song courtesy Eclecticism Publishing]