Biter
After being sent to a wilderness therapy program for troubled teens, a biter must face his aggressive instincts and his newfound friends in order to grow and find some inner peace.
Written & Directed by Jack Beckett Cohen
Produced by Andrea Santander
Cinematography by Aditya Gosar
Edited by Shiyu “Cathy” Zhao
Starring: Otis Maguire, Alison Kamishiro Parsons, Samantha Sloyan
Shot on Kodak 16mm
Los Angeles, CA – 2026.
PW:bitten
Whiz Palace
Two dreamers get lost down the rabbit hole while searching for a bathroom in Downtown LA.
Written, Directed, & Produced by Jack Beckett Cohen
Cinematography by Kyle Bower
Starring: Alex Crawford, Fox Sinclair, and Dakota Loesch
Shot on Kodak 16mm
Los Angeles, CA – 2024.
Bodywork
A theater actor with crippling body image insecurities must face his greatest fears when he is asked to perform nude on stage in his dream role.
Written & Directed by Jack Beckett Cohen
Produced by Sara Rosenthal
Cinematography by Kyle Bower
Starring: Teddy Fischer & Grace Jolliffe
Partially shot on Kodak 16mm
Gambier, OH – 2022.
Chameleon
A coming-of-queerness story about a young ballet dancer whose life is turned upside-down when she meets a transient, fiercely independent pole dancer who shows her a new way to move and own her identity.
Directed by Jack Beckett Cohen
Written by Lily Malm & Mitch Seljanovski
Produced by Hemal Tummapudi
Cinematography by Anna Mendes Caldeira Rathsam
Edited by Dimitri Komm
Production Design by Adrian Sheen
Starring: Olivia Sprague & Fox Sinclair
Los Angeles, CA – 2024.
PW: Swan
A Heartbeat
Lia, a fervently obsessed sound artist, seeks out the final sound to crown her magnum opus — the caw of a dying human heart. The only hiccup: an unexpected connection with the overly endearing vessel of said dying heart, Marcos.
Directed by Jack Beckett Cohen
Written by Alex Chadwick
Produced by Mateo Ferrada Rovira
Cinematography by Alejandro Maytorena
Edited by April Yang
Production Design by Cori Kim
Starring: Gracie Wente & Sam Roach
Los Angeles, CA – 2025.
PW: Nirvana
This Too Shall Pass
One year after a shooting at their Jewish summer camp, Jonah, the star counselor, returns under the naïve expectation that he will be able to overcome his tribulations. He quickly realizes that this summer may very well be his last.
Co-Written & Directed by Jack Beckett Cohen
Co-Written by Andrew Yung
Produced by Kia Pooler Whittenburg
Cinematography by Lisa Janae Bacon
Edited by Ronni Garrett
Production Design by Purnima Bhutoria.
Starring: Sam Roach, Rachel Stubington, & Trace Guzman
Los Angeles, CA – 2025.
PW: Camp