Passing Parade
Conor on the poster!
Conor on the poster!
A short documentary of a boy at a Memorial Day Parade and a desire for change.
This past holiday weekend I was moved at the simplicity of my grandson’s interactions within an event that has such profound meaning for so many. And all I could do was hope for change. That and present my thoughts inside this film.
Music By: Franz Gordon “The French Library”
Selections/Awards:
Lulea International Film Festival - Official Selection
Cabbagetown Short Film Festival - Official Selection
Lane Doc Fest - Official Selection
Eau Claire International Film Festival - Official Selection
Conor on the poster!
Conor on the poster!
Conor on the poster!
Green
Conor on the poster!
Playground
A poetic film that presents an alternative to want…
In the haste of a lifetime when we are constantly on a course of gathering and doing and racing, this film and poem present a moment of life in green.
Music By: Gavin Luke “May She Rise”
Playground
JÁ International Poetry Film Competition 2023
Playground
A grandfather takes his grandson to a playground with a hope of providing him the freedom he needs to learn the creative process in life. So that he in turn will have the chance to create his own stories.
Musical Score by: David Beard
SELECTIONS
JÁ International Poetry Film Competition 2023
JÁ International Poetry Film Competition 2023
JÁ International Poetry Film Competition 2023
Dear Jeffrey,
Thank you so much for submitting "Playground" in the "Separation and Belonging" category! We are honored and moved to have such a tender and wise story between a grandfather and his grandson exploring life in the official selection for JAFEST2023 Poetry Film Competition and to screen it to Portuguese and international audiences from April 12-15 in Lisbon!
THEME 1: SEPARATION & BELONGING
In our turbulent world Separation and Belonging raises the question of where and to whom we belong. To ourselves, perhaps? To nature, to memories, to family, to love, to dreams fulfilled and unfulfilled? Until we parted we did not know we could feel so strongly, we did not know that our good memories could shrivel and vanish, that we may no longer find comfort in them. Through separation we learn a lot about ourselves and our world, don’t we?
PLAYGROUND
(United States, 2022)
Poem and Film by Jeffrey Morin
Inspired by Henry James Slack, The Ministry of the Beautiful: Conversation I: The Caven (1850)
Music by David Beard “Discovery”
REELpoetry Houston Texas 2023
JÁ International Poetry Film Competition 2023
JÁ International Poetry Film Competition 2023
Woven Words
Woven Words
Woven Words
A crossing of words universal and my own from mood and emotional discourse. All woven together as day and night and years that have now gone.
Shot entirely in Whitnall Park Wisconsin
Selections
Nature and Culture Film Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Nature and Culture Film Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Nature and Culture Film Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Official Selection
Monologues and Poetry International Film Festival
Nature and Culture Film Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Nature and Culture Film Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Official Selection 2022
Down East Flick Fest
Nature and Culture Film Festival (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Christian Georgia Film Online
Official Selection Poetic Film 2022
Christian Georgia Film Online
Christian Georgia Film Online
Christian Georgia Film Online
Best Inspirational Poetry Short Film December 2022
Bizarrya Short Film Festival
Christian Georgia Film Online
Bizarrya Short Film Festival
Official Selection (Portugal)
The Misplacement of George Washington
“There once was a George Washington. He wasn’t the regular George we know of as the father of our country. He was just a little George.”
This short concept film is the first scene of a feature screenplay. A fantasy story of a small boy and a large imagination.
Film shot & edited by: Bryan Pechacek
Musical Score by: David Beard
Selections
Sweden Film Awards Semi Finalist 2022
New York Flash Film Festival 2022 Official Selection
New York Flash Film Festival 2022 Official Selection
New York Flash Film Festival 2022 Official Selection
New York Flash Film Festival 2022 Official Selection
New York Flash Film Festival 2022 Official Selection
Best Monologue
The Misplacement
A short documentary film on the creative process of storytelling and what we have the potential of leaving behind as we travel on a Misplacement of our own.
This film was a personal project I wanted to complete to frame the time I spend with my grandson. It shares a view of the creative development of this 2 1/2 year old.
Director of Photography: Bryan Pechacek
Written by: Jeffrey Morin
Music by: David Beard
Selections
Kids First Film Festival 2019 https://www.kidsfirst.org/detail/218480.html
San Diego International Kids' Film Festival 2018
http://sdkidsfilms.org/2018SDIKFF/2018SDIKFF%20short.html
IndieFEST Film Awards 2017 - Award of Recognition
Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes 2017 - Winner Best Score
https://www.mediterraneanfilmfestivalcannes.com/winners-2017
Broken Field
Field James wanders a park looking for a place where he can come to terms with loss. Quite accidentally, he happens upon Goose who helps him with this difficult transition.
This film has a long history from writing to casting, filming and editing, but finally finished in 2023 for play in the film festival circuit. Many thanks to a great team!
