The Streets Are Ours
The film has shown in over 40 festivals around the world and has won five awards including a gold plaque for best documentary short at The Chicago International Film Festival.
This documentary short, directed by Michelle Fiordaliso, tells the story of Pakistani activist, Sabeen Mahmud, founder of Karachi performance space T2F, and how she affected the life of American actress/writer Fawzia Mirza.
Weaving verité footage with the penultimate interview of Mahmud, the film shows Mahmud and Mirza’s lives intersecting in a transformational way. Mahmud’s message of peace, empathy and self-expression lives even after her tragic murder.
The film has shown in over 40 festivals around the world, has won five awards including a Gold Plaque for Best Documentary Short at The Chicago International Film Festival. It was also featured by Frameline Shorts as their film of the month to honor International Women’s Day in March, 2018
Had Enough
Written for the Colchester 60 Hour Film Challenge, Had Enough was one of 15 finalists (out of 3,500 submissions) screened at the Colchester Film Festival.
Had Enough, written by Michelle Fiordaliso, was produced and directed by Alexandra DeFurio and Peter Hastings for the Colchester 60hr Film Challenge. Filmmakers are tasked with writing, casting, shooting and editing a film in 60hrs. Out of 3,500 submissions, Had Enough was amongst the 15 finalists that screened at the Colchester Film Festival.
The film tells the story of whether we should hold out for our ideal of love, or accept love, as it is, when it arrives.
Nick & Jane
In 1994, Nick and Jane provided me my first opportunity to work on an independent feature, sparking a love of film.
Shot in NYC, Nick & Jane provided my first opportunity to work on a feature film which included everything from assisting the director to doing David Johansen’s (The New York Dolls) make-up. Other greats included Gedde Watanabe and Miss Coco Peru.