Into The Atmosphere
2023: Narrative - 12:00
The Audition
2022: Narrative - 9:00
Think Like A Filmmaker
2021: Documentary - 6:00
Swimming In Light
2020: Experimental - 5:00
Cross Currents
2021: Experimental - 2:00
Cherie Je T’aime
Narrative: 2022 - 5:00
A Hymn To Love
Narrative: 2022 - 3:00
Hold My Hand
Narrative: 2019 - 5:00
The Typewriter
Narrative: 2021 - 3:00
Holy Moses
2018: Documentary - 20:00
Dinner Date
Narrative: 2020 - 3:00
The Telescope
Narrative: 2020 - 5:00
After his mom passes away, Sam's dad David creates a cardboard box that turns into a rocket ship so 5 year old Sam can fly to the moon.
Directed by: Eli Berliner
Written by: Eli Berliner, Olivia Cevasco
Starring: Jud Meyers, Teddy Biggins, Lisa Tiger
Produced by: Olivia Cevasco, Lucy Xiao
Cinematography by: Zach Williams
Assistant Director: Bronwen Pailthorpe
A young pianist makes a startling discovery while painting that changes his relationship to music forever.
Credits:
Director: Eli Berliner Starring: John Gialitis, Sam Lazzara, Abigail Gampell
Film Festivals:
Official Selection: Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at The Cannes Film Festival
World Premiere: Woodstock Film Festival
Best Director: Astoria Film Festival
Best Actor: Astoria Film Festival
Award Nominee: Best Drama: All American High School Film Festival
Award Nominee: Best Original Score: All American High School Film Festival
Best High School Film: Urban Mediamakers Film Festival
Semi Finalist: 1:11 High School Film Festival
Honorable Mention: Real Exposure Teen Film Festival
Award of Excellence: Best Young Filmmaker: Indie Short Fest
Honorable Mention: Best Young Actor: Indie Short Fest
Finalist: Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
Official Selection: Harlem International Film Festival
Official Selection: New York City Teen Film Festival
Eli Berliner turns the camera on his father, Alan, an personal documentary filmmaker, whose new body of work approaches sculpture through the eyes of a filmmaker.
Credits:
Film Festivals:
Official Selection: Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at The Cannes Film Festival
Winner: Best Documentary: All American High School Film Festival
Winner: Grand Jury Prize for Best Film: Reel Exposure International Teen Film and Photography Festival
Winner: Best Student Film: Centre Film Festival at Penn State University
Winner: Best Documentary: Hellbender Student Film Festival
Winner: Best Director: Brightside Film Festival
Portrait Award: Philadelphia Youth Film Festival
Silver Medal in Documentary: Philadelphia Youth Film Festival
Award Nominee: Best Documentary: Brightside Film Festival
World Premiere: Woodstock Film Festival
Official Selection: San Fransisco International Film Festival
Official Selection: Seattle International Film Festival
Official Selction: Cinequest Film Festival
Official Selection: Newport Beach Film Festival
Official Selection: Indy Shorts International Film Festival Presented By The Heartland Film Festival
Official Selection: 1:11 High School Film Festival
Additional Links:
https://creatics.org/cinejoy/moviepage/190055/Think-Like-A-Filmmaker/#!#pills-all
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15685608/
https://sffilm.org/event/shorts-7-youth-works-2022/
https://www.siff.net/festival/think-like-a-filmmaker
https://woodstockfilmfestival.eventive.org/films/think-like-a-filmmaker-61018817ea7c3e0075605149
https://nbff2021.eventive.org/films/6149f22f584098007f6b1b8f
https://watch.eventive.org/centrefilm2021/play/6157dbe7870f2b00c92dc293/6170e7eef34bac008e90e28b
https://www.hsfilmfest.com/2021-nominees-winners
https://www.hellbenderfilmfestival.com/2021selections
“Swimming in Light“ is an experimental film shot entirely on an iphone in the aquariums of three different cities. The film takes you on a journey through a mysterious underwater world, finding surreal landscapes and strange glimmering creatures in an ethereal atmosphere. A haunting percussive soundtrack and whale vocalizations add to the other-worldly atmosphere.
Credits:
Directed By: Eli Berliner Cinematography By: Eli Berliner Edited By: Eli Berliner
Film Festivals and Awards:
Winner: Best Student Mobile Short: Indie Short Fest
Nominee: Best Young Filmmaker: Indie Short Fest
Nominee: Best Mobile Short: Indie Short Fest
Nominee: Best Cinematography: All American High School Film Festival
Nominee: Best Experimental Film: All American High School Film Festival
Official Selection: All American High School Film Festival
Official Selection: Woodstock Film Festival
Official Selection: Indie Short Fest
Official Selection: SF3 Smart Phone Flick Festival
Official Selection: Astoria Film Festival
External Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSuX3p9RHWs
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12915430/?ref_=rvi_tt
https://indieshortfest.com/2020/07/28/swimming-in-light/
https://watch.eventive.org/woodstockfilmfestival/play/5f4d0c0daf0bd40069fcb1b0
https://www.hsfilmfest.com/2020-nominees-winners
https://sf32020.eventive.org/films/swimming-in-light-5f598a2f68d91a0037533150
A stop motion animation finds beauty, abstraction and movement in static electronic circuitry.
Credits:
Directed By: Eli Berliner Edited and Shot By: Eli Berliner Sound Design: Eli Berliner
Film Festivals:
Award of Merit: Anim8 Student Film Festival
Honorable Mention: Best Youth Film: Astoria Film Festival
Award Nominee: Best Editing: All American High School Film Festival
Award Nominee: Best Experimental: All American High School Film Festival
Official Selection: Cinequest Film Festival
Silver Award in Experimental: NY Alliance Film Festival
Official Selection: Astoria Film Festival
Official Selection: All American High School Film Festival
Official Selection: Bird Skin Co. Student Film Festival
Official Selection: Reel Exposure Teen Film and Photography Festival
Official Selection: Brightside Film Festival
Official Selection: 1:11 High School Film Festival
External Links:
https://www.creatics.org/cinejoy/moviepage/140592#!#pills-all
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15011798/
https://www.hsfilmfest.com/2021-nominees-winners
https://filmfreeway.com/projects/2106852
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyvNhBL2kbA
http://nyalliancefilmfest.org/previous-winners/
https://www.birdskin.net/featured
A son who is losing his mother to Alzheimer's Disease struggles to play guitar so that he can reconnect with her.
Credits:
Director: Eli Berliner Starring: Regina Berliner, Alan Berliner Edited and Shot By: Eli Berliner
Film Festivals:
Winner: Best Screenplay: NYC Teen Film Festival
Winner: Gold Award in Drama: NY Alliance Film Festival
Award Nominee: Best Overall Film: Brightside Film Festival
Award Nominee: Best Concept: Brightside Film Festival
Official Selection: Indie Memphis Film Festival
Official Selection: Centre Film Festival
Additional Links:
https://centrefilm.org/2021-films-schedule/
https://www.nyctff.org/copy-of-2018-finalists-winners
https://watch.eventive.org/youthfest21/play/611d7ac16e021e0037905050/611d82be6e021e00379053c5
STARRING:
John Gialitis, Richard Mann, Abigail Gampel
Directed by: Eli Berliner
Crew: Raimi Bagwell, Jamie Markell, Will Hartnet
Film Festivals:
Best High School Film: Centre Film Festival
Silver Medal in Mixed Genre: New York Alliance Film Festival
Best Director: Brightside Film Festival
Nominee: Best Story: Brightside Film Festival
Official Selection: All American High School Film Festival
Official Selection: Indie Memphis Youth Film Festival
A man finds a magical typewriter that grants wishes.
Credits:
Directed By: Eli Berliner Edited and Shot By: Eli Berliner Starring: Alan Berliner
Film Festivals:
Best Cinematography: SF3 SmartFone Flick Film Festival
Official Selection: 1:11 High School Film Festival
External Links:
https://sf3.eventive.org/films/the-typewriter-618b6ac9b337590030a620eb
https://www.raleighfilmandartfestival.com/1-11-official-selections
A man cooking lasagna using his dead wife's recipe is able to reconnect with her over a candlelight dinner.
Made as part of the 2020 USC SCA summer program
Film Festivals:
Gold Award in Drama: NY Alliance Film Festival
Honorable Mention: Best Young Filmmaker: Independent Short Awards
Official Selection: Independent Short Awards
Official Selection: Providence Children's Film Festival
Official Selection: Indie Memphis Youth Film Festival
Official Selection: Culver Youth Film Festival
External Links:
https://pcff2021.eventive.org/films/6013586b6cf29500a0603738
https://independentshortsawards.com/2021/01/18/dinner-date/
http://nyalliancefilmfest.org/previous-winners/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by3oa57oWvA
A lonely woman living through a pandemic finds a magical telescope that allows her to see the past, which helps her embrace the present.
Credits:
Directed by: Eli Berliner Starring: Shari Spiegel Music by: Eli Berliner
Made as part of the 2020 USC SCA summer program
Film Festivals:
Winner: Best Young Filmmaker: Indie Short Fest
Finalist: New Wave Short Film Festival
Nominee: Best Concept: Brightside Film Festival
Nominee: Best Actress: Brightside Film Festival
Official Selection: Green Mountain International Film Festival
Official Selection: Bird Skin Co. Student Film Festival
Official Selection: Indie Short Fest
Official Selection: Flick Fair Film Festival
Official Selection: Brightside Film Festival
Official Selection: Golden Lion High School Film Festival
External Links:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15076798/?ref_=nmawd_awd_2
https://indieshortfest.com/2020/11/23/the-telescope/
http://www.brightsidetavernfilmfestival.com/august-2021-lineups.html
Hold My Hand is a character study about loneliness and being homesick at sleepaway camp, a feeling that everyone possesses.
Film Festivals:
Official Selection: Providence Children's Film Festival
Finalist: Golden Lion Awards High School Film Festival
Official Selection: All American High School Film Festival
Semi Finalist: Flickers’ Rhode Island International FIlm Festival
Both shows often appear to be trying to push forward an agenda, rather than trying to inform viewers. For example, night after night Sean Hannity repeats the story that Biden is a corrupt politician, while Brian Williams focuses on the CoronaVirus, including how its poorly managed by Trump and his campaign. In addition, there is a risk that the shows only present facts that fit into stories that support their agenda, rather than building stories around facts. As a result, these programs are not full pictures of the world, and leave out crucial details. “Hannity” as an “opinion show” is much worse on this than “The 11th Hour”. For example, despite the worsening CoronaVirus pandemic, in the week leading up to the election Hannity only mentioned Covid 19 once, and only to claim that Biden is worrying about it too much. Though Brian Williams also leaves out stories covered by Hannity, it is hard to know if it’s because they’re false, or because they don’t fit his narrative. Sometimes when the facts don’t match the agenda it seems that Hannity just makes things up. For example, throughout the leadup to the campaign Hannity accused Biden of getting money from foregn governments while he was Vice President with no evidence-- something that has been proven false by every other major news outlet.
Documentary about the controversial legacy of New York City urban planner Robert Moses (1888 - 1981). Robert Moses built NYC's parks, public works, such as Jones Beach and Lincoln Center, and most of New York’s bridges and tunnels. He made New York City what it is today -- but he had a dark side too. He tore down neighborhoods and displaced tens of thousands of people from their homes.
Film Festivals:
Semi Finalist: Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards
