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2025: Narrative - 8:00
Between The Lines
2026: Documentary - 20:00
Dreamdate
PRODUCER: 2026: Narrative - 12:00
Gumiho
PRODUCER: 2026: Narrative
Sea of Tranquility
2023: Narrative - 12:00
Think Like A Filmmaker
2021: Documentary - 6:00
Swimming In Light
2020: Experimental - 5:00
Cross Currents
2021: Experimental - 2:00
The Audition
2022: Narrative - 9:00
A Hymn To Love
2022: Narrative - 3:00
The Typewriter
2021: Narrative - 3:00
Cherie Je T’aime
2022: Narrative - 5:00
While traveling, two American college students befriend charismatic locals who offer them an authentic night out, but as the drinks flow and the conversations deepen, what starts as a cultural exchange takes an unsettling turn.
Written, Directed, and Produced by: Eli Berliner
Starring: Tom Benko, Anzi Debenedetto, Levente Gyorgy, Ben Heller, Anzi Debenedetto, Joan Stein Schimke
Director of Photography: Linden Skalak
Assistant Director: Diza Hendrawan, Noah Keim
Gaffer/Camera Operator: Annelise Ratner
1st AC/Color: Bronwen Pailthorpe
Grip: Alan Lin
Sound: Adam Calabresi
Between The Lines explores the connection between music and politics in Hungary from communism in the 1980s to today through the lens of Európa Kiadó, a seminal underground Hungarian rock band.
Directed by: Eli Berliner
Produced by: Josie Reich
Cinematography by: Alex Johnson
After his mom passes away, Sam's dad, David, builds 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
Director of Photography: Schachar Langev
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, a personal documentary filmmaker, whose new body of work approaches sculpture through the eyes of a filmmaker.
Credits:
Director: Eli Berliner
Starring: Alan Berliner
Edited and Shot By: Eli Berliner
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 Edited and Shot 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
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
Written, Directed, and Shot by: Eli Berliner
Starring: John Gialitis, Richard Mann, Abigail Gampel
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 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
Edited and Shot By: Eli Berliner
Starring: Regina Berliner, Alan 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
