Directing and Producing Samples

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Road’s End (proof-of-concept scene)

A moral thriller about a family man caught between a corporation and an Indigenous community protecting sacred land. This scene
proves the tone and look for the feature, which is in development.

 

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I Nearly Lost You (concept trailer)

A concept trailer for the feature, produced in collaboration with an editing team. It’s a concept piece for tone and story, and the actors shown are illustrative casting, not attached to the project.  inearlylostyou.com

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​​Road Song

A black-and-white scene adapted from Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. Text by Jack Kerouac.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dein Angesicht  (teaser clip, (German, noir-style black and white)  & Fête  (teaser clip, (French, pop) 

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Love & Death (vertical drama series, in development)

A supernatural thriller and dark romance written for mobile viewing. A rock star locks eyes with awoman sent by Death to kill him, and she falls for him instead. The episodes are built for LED-volumevirtual production. Written and developed by Tom Demar.See the series page: rootlessfilms.com/loveanddeath

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Peeps  (trailer)

One story in three forms: a stage play on Theater Row in Hollywood, a radio play on KXLU FM, and a short film that premiered at Dances With Films at Laemmle Theaters.

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Citizen’s Arrest  (5-minute short)

Screened at the Beverly Hills Fine Arts Theater.
 

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The Hunter’s Head  (opening scene)

Adapted from a story by Ben Loory. I conceived this opening scene for B-camera footage on location in Northern California.

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On directing actors: rootlessfilms.com/performance     For the full catalogue, see tom-demar.com/films.

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