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Our Work

Here are some of the latest works from students in our film department. 

The End is Near​: Documentary

In The End Is Near, theological experts, pastors, and individuals from a Christian background share their experiences with a distinctly literalistic view of the book of Revelation,  and the resulting psychological toll it can have. 

Director: Mason Leaver  
Editor: Nathan Velazco  
Cinematographer: Liz Steeves 
Sound Mixer: Timothy Tien

"Reminders" Documentary

Reminders follows the story of Xuan Thieu, a Vietnamese refugee who fled Vietnam after the war and found home in Harrisburg, PA.
  • Directed by Nathan Simms
  • Produced by Kim Yunez
  • Cinematography by Joshua Lindquist
  • Sound Recordist: Kyle Gorin

"Parable" Short Film

Somewhere, a young boy is slated to become part of a dangerous tribe. After witnessing a heinous act that he must perform, he runs away into nature. But in his flight, will he discover the nature which is truly his own? 
  • Directed by Scott Beaver
  • Produced by Josh Lindquist and Scott Beaver
  • Cinematographers: Sam Eisenhower, Christian Pavlovich
  • Sound Recordists: Kyle Gorin, Michael Bowlin, Zac Stephan, Aaron Maraday
  • Editor: Scott Beaver

"Exposed" Short Film

A photography student is unaware of her surroundings and the eyes that watch her while she works in the darkroom late at night making photo prints.
  • Directed by Joshua Lindquist
  • Cinematographer & Assistant Director: Samuel Eisenhower
  • Sound: Brandon Gordon and Andrew Weir

"Frontal Loss" Documentary

A documentary interviewing Sheri Boyce and her experience with the Messiah College Cadaver Lab.
  • Directed by Summer Guidotto
  • Produced by Blen Asres, Nicko McMillen, Summer Guidotto, Keara Kobzowicz
  • Sound Recordist: Nicko McMillen

"Don't Burn Me" Short Film

This film is a dramatic reading of a short poem. 
  • Written and Directed by Keara Kobzowicz and Emily Beck

"Light at the End" Music Video

  • Directed by Hunter Hill
  • Song by Nihal Andrews

"Alone" Short Film

A young women is trapped in an elevator with her worst enemy.
  • Directed and Edited by Joshua Stanley
  • Written and Produced by Mya Anderson
  • Sound Design by Ellie White
  • Filmed by Chris Muchimba

"Be Light" Music Video

​A Christian rap music video exploring the idea of God’s light in the darkness of the world and our role in shaping that light.
  • Directed by Sam Eisenhower
  • Produced by Joshua Lindquist
  • ​Song by Tim Klaczak

"Falling" Short Film

A young woman thinks she finds her one true love sitting across from her in a coffee shop
  • Written and Directed by Melea Irby
  • Edited by Liz Steeves
  • Sound Design by Zoe Leininger and Andrew Hahn
  • Cinematography by Rebekah Adams
  • Lighting by Huoyi Zeng and Rebekah Adams

"Within Her Mind" Short Film

Struggling with anxiety and depression, the protagonist dances her way across the bridge, hoping to get to the other side. However, she simply finds herself repeating the cycle.
  • Directed by Glenn Ibberson
  • Screenwriter/Story Editors: Glenn Ibberson, Hunter Hill, Sam Eisenhower, Nicholas Chua
  • Cinematographer: Sam Eisenhower
  • Sound Mixer & Editor: Hunter Hill
  • Color: Nicholas Chua
  • Choreographer: Jenna McClain
  • Dancer: Jenna McClain

"Never Quite As Sweet" Short Film

Three siblings reeling from the death of their parents struggle to stay together as tensions rise between them. 
  • Written and Directed By Nathan Simms
  • Produced By Josh Lindquist​
  • Cinematography by Shaun Kam
  • Production Design by Natalie Moey
  • Story by Kyle Gorin​
  • Edited by Nicholas Chua and Kai Yuen Leong
  • Sound Design by Kai Yuen Leong

"Welcome Home" Short Film

A young woman living on the streets is struggling with the decision to return home. 
  • Directed by Laura Hill
  • Produced by Micheal Bowlin and Emily Beck
  • Written by Keara Kobzowicz
  • Cinematography by Zachery Stephen
  • Sound Design by Aaron Maraday
  • Music by August Fackler

"Nocturne" Short Film

At night in the woods a horrifying monster is on the loose. 
  • Directed by Sam Eisenhower
  • Cinematography by Conner Ryan and Sam Eisenhower
  • Music by Sam Eisenhower and Benjamin Underwood
  • Produced by Joshua Lindquist and Sam Eisenhower
  • Written by Joshua Lindquist, Sam Eisenhower and Connor Ryan

"The Detective's Blunder" Short Film

When Detective John Huston has to pay up to a shady organization, he's forced to take decisive action to save his life.
  • Written and Directed by Nathan Simms
  • Produced by Kalina Jenkins
  • Sound Design by​ Keara Kobzowicz

"Oak Bones" Short Film

A woman is carved from wood by a master carpenter to be perfect. But as she watches life outside the window, she begins to fall in love with a world she's never known.
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  • Written and Directed by Lindsay Corriveau
  • Produced by Erin Zakin and Elena Rossetto
"Meshes of the Fall" Short Film

Inspired by Meshes of the Afternoon, this student take on the groundbreaking 1943 short film explores an empty house and the suspended anxiety of being alone in one.

  • Written, Directed, and Edited by David Wingert 
              "LAST" Short Film

After a lone post-apocalyptic survivor finds a unconscious girl in the forest, she reads her journal to reveal her journey.


  • Written and Directed by Kyle Kull 
  • Produced by Wes Bernstein

"Coffee Dates" Short Film

How do you find the courage to take the first step towards love? In this short film, a chance meeting at a coffee shop presents two strangers with a choice: risk being let down, or risk losing a chance for happiness.

  • Directed by Matt Seilback and Sarah Stevenson
  • Executive Producer Joe Pa
  • Written and Edited by Sarah Stevenson

"Downward" Trailer

Downward, one of the first films in the dynamic and exciting Dragoon Universe, centers on the story of Claire Wren in a desperate search to recover her husband's body.   Claire enlists the help of a Dragoon, the soldiers responsible for the war that cost her husband his life,  to guide her to Stephen’s location.  During their journey, Claire soon learns that in war, everyone is a casualty.

  • Directed by Mitch McClure
  • Produced by Rolando G. Vega
  • Written by Mike Ortiz & Michael Jay Ford


"McFly"

A comedic look into the genre of film noir. Follow our hero Chubbs McFly as he tries to save his father from a ruthless mob boss. 

  • Writer, Director, DP, Editor, Music, Sound Mixer/Designer: Mitch McClure

"Waiting"

A visual art piece inspired by poetry. This was a final project from our Digital Production class. Shot on the Canon 5D Mkii and Glidecam.

  • Cinematography by David Wingert, Heidi Sheppard, & Mackenzie Alexander
  • Edited by Heidi Sheppard & Mackenzie Alexander

"Palace" Trailer

The trailer for senior honors film student Rolando Vega's senior thesis film: Palace. It was a two semester project involving an intense collaboration between different departments and students from different majors.
  • Directed & Produced by Rolando Vega
  • Director of Photography: Mitch McClure
  • Edited by Jake Dore

"Never Was" Music Video

An original song by Christie Heimbach shot using the RED Scarlet, Canon 60D,  jib crane, and Steadicam in multiple locations across Philadelphia. 

  • Directed & Shot by Rolando Vega, Mitch McClure, Derick Esch
  • Steadicam Operators: Mitch McClure & Derick Esch
  • Edited by Mitch McClure & Derick Esch
  • Song by Christie Heimbach

Geisteskrankheit: A Short German Expressionist-Style Film

An original short film displaying the hypnotic look and feel of German Expressionism. 

  • Directed, Edited , & Original Music by Sarah Stevenson
  • Lighting by Mitch McClure
  • Makeup by Rebecca Faith Rinker

Just a Taste Documentary

Follow three students as they venture into vegan lifestyles for 30 days! Shot in Philadelphia.

  • Shot and Edited By Caroline Phillips

Chupacabra Tears

Can you handle the drink that is banned in every country except Texas? Check out this short film shot on campus at the Messiah College Philadelphia Campus.

  • Directed and Shot by Max Sacra and Derick Esch

PRS Guitars Presents the SE Custom 24 7-String 

Check out one of the many videos our very own Caroline Phillips shot and edited at her internship at PRS Guitars this past summer!

  • Shot and Edited By Caroline Phillips

PRS Guitars Presents the PRS 408 Demo with Bryan Ewald

Check out one of the many videos our very own Caroline Phillips shot and edited at her internship at PRS Guitars this past summer!

  • Shot and Edited by Caroline Phillips


Stateside Promotional Video

This past spring semester, the August Burns Red concert opened up with the NYC-based band Stateside. This is a promo a group of us shot that day. It was wild!

  • Directed by Rolando Vega
  • Shot by Mitch McClure, Derick Esch, Max Sacra, and Rolando Vega
  • Edited by Rolando Vega

2 Seconds or Less Promotional Video

2 Seconds or Less was founded by two of our very own students at Messiah. It is a non-profit organization that is fighting hunger and malnutrition in Africa. As film students we always like to give our services to things we believe in and this organization is one of them. 
  • Check out their website: www.2secondsorless.org
  • Directed by Rolando Vega and David Glick
  • Cinematography by Mitch McClure
  • Edited by Mitch McClure

A Day in the Life at Messiah College

This video was entered into the Messiah College School of Humanities video contest and won! The video presents a day in the life of a School of Humanities student at Messiah College.

  • Directed by Jake Dore
  • Shot by Dave Glick, Jake Dore, Mitch McClure.
  • Edited by Jake Dore

August Burns Red Concert Promo

In the 2012 spring semester, August Burns Red came to play at our SAB spring concert. This promotional video was made to announce the details of the concert and explain the decision making process in selecting the band that students wanted to see the most.

  • Directed by Rolando Vega
  • Shot by Rolando Vega and Tim Robbins
  • Edited by Rolando Vega and Tim Robbins

Silversyde: Circus Circus Music Video 

A music video for the song Circus Circus by the band Silversyde. Our own Matthew Elton had a lot fun DP'ing this music video directed by his longtime friend and co-worker, Blake Cortright.

  • Cinematography by Matthew Elton
  • SteadiCam Operated by Matthew Elton

Country Girl Diner Documentary

A documentary on the Country Girl Diner and its new owners: the director's parents!

  • Directed, Shot and Edited by Emma Huntington


Intro to the Splice Film Festival-
Splice Film Festival 2014


Enchanted Tramp
Splice Film Festival 2014
A short film remake of Thomas Edison's The Enchanted Drawing.


  • Directed by Anthony Watkins
  • Edited by Mark Young, Anthony Watkins, Sarah Trice, and Melody Ritchey


Name
Splice Film Festival 2014
  • Directed, Written, and Produced by Scott Orris


Goodnight Jack
Digital Production 2013

Digital Production Spring 2013 class animation project.


The Sleeping Mask
Splice Film Festival 2014
Digital Production 2013

"The Sleeping Mask" is Sarah Stevenson's experimental narrative final project for Digital Production, spring 2013.


The Ghost Detective
Splice Film Festival 2013

"The Ghost Detective" is a short neo-noir film made by Messiah Filmmakers Society (MFS). It is twenty five minutes long and consists of an original screenplay, actors from the drama department, as well as cinematography and sound by the members of MFS and students of the Film and Media Arts major.

  • Director - David Wingert
  • DP – Matthew Elton
  • Sound Recorder – Christopher Lyell
  • Music – Andrew Wingert


Taken
Splice Film Festival 2013

The documentary "Taken" can be summarized in one sentence, and this is done through its subtitle: “A meditation on death.” Every since Melody Ritchey, the director's first close encounter with death and several subsequent encounters that same year, she struggled to accept the fact that it’s real, and even worse…inevitable. The documentary chronicles her meditations during my commute to and from college, tying them all together by applying both the definition of the word “taken” and its antonym, “given.” Interwoven amongst this is an interview with Mr. Ernie Heffner, President of Heffner Funeral Chapel and Crematory, and the perfect candidate for the documentary since he, too, thinks about death every day. Mr. Heffner describes his experience as a funeral director and emphasizes the way his jobs forces him to keep life in perspective. The film has an up-ending (as optimistic as it can be, considering the subject matter), stressing the importance of being remembered.


More Than Service
Splice Film Festival 2013

It is a mini documentary about students from Messiah College transforming from strangers to friends through volunteer service working during their fall break in 2012.


  • Directed, Filmed, and Edited by Mackenzie Alexander


Heaven's Music Box
Splice Film Festival 2013

Made for Digital Production, Spring 2013 by
Mackenzie Alexander, Heidi Sheppard, and
Will Colfelt

Saving Chloe
Splice Film Festival 2013

Made by the Spring 2012 16mm Filmmaking class:
Christopher Lyell
David Wingert
Heidi Sheppard
Kayla Caracci
Mackenzie Alexander
Mark Trinkle - Editor
Michael Hoffman
Ryan Fargo

Edited by:
Mark Trinkle

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