Dark Comedy Sci-Fi Short Film (part of Addison Heimann’s Slight Future Trilogy)
** Watch now on Gunpowder & Sky’s DUST! **
After tripping over her dog and dying, a struggling actress wakes up in a virtual purgatory and waits for her mind to be downloaded into a new body.
Directed & Edited by Ursula Ellis
Written & Executive Produced by Addison Heimann
Produced by Rebecca Shuhan Lou
Starring Elsa Gay and Allie Gallerani
Cinematography by Travis LaBella
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Fantasia International Film Festival (Montreal, CA)
Cucalorus Film Festival (Wilmington, NC)
Etheria Film Night on Shudder (Los Angeles, CA)
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
FilmQuest Festival (Provo, UT) - Nominee, Best Sci-Fi Short, Director, VFX, and Actress
Other Worlds Film Festival (Austin, TX) - Winner, Best Short Script
SENE Film, Music, & Arts Festival (Providence, RI)
Golden Door International Film Festival (Jersey City, NJ)
Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival — Women in Sci-Fi Spectacular
Les Intergalactiques Sci Fy Festival (Lyon, FR)
Scorpiusfest (Park City, UT)
Columbia MFA Thesis & Alfred P. Sloan Production Grant Short Film
** Watch now via the Museum of the Moving Image! **
Set in West Virginia during the 2014 Elk River chemical spill, a first-generation college student clashes with her family while investigating a troubling issue with their water supply.
Written & Directed by Ursula Ellis
Produced by Ben Gojer, Kiera Kyoto Lewis, Emerson Nosek, and Nadia Zoe
Starring Rebeca Robles, Chloe Roe, and Van Hansis
Cinematography by Nick Perron-Siegel
Edited by Russell Yaffe
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Columbia University Film Festival (Lincoln Center, New York, NY) - Winner, IFP Audience Choice Award & Faculty Jury Honors
Woodstock Film Festival - Nominee, Best Student Film
Cucalorus Film Festival (Wilmington, NC)
Citizen Jane Film Festival (Columbia, MO)
Lone Star Film Festival (Ft. Worth, TX) - Winner, Best Student Film
March on Washington Film Festival - Winner, Special Mention, Best Narrative Student Film
Green Mountain Film Festival (Montpelier, VT)
Beloit International Film Festival
Tupelo Film Festival - Winner, Best Student Film
Cat Fly Film Festival (Asheville, NC)
North Shore Towers Film Festival (Floral Park, NY) - Winner, Audience Appreciation Award
Screencraft Short Film Production Fund Semifinalist
Columbia University MFA Proof-of-Concept Short Film
** Watch now on Directors Notes, feat. an interview! **
In the suburban South of the not-so-distant past, former MySpace-famous musician George spends a strange night with Deena, a much younger old flame.
(& listen to the full score EP on Bandcamp)
Written & Directed by Ursula Ellis
Produced by Emerson Nosek and Ben Gojer
Starring Michael Esper and Allie Gallerani
Cinematography by Nick Perron-Siegel
Edited by Russell Yaffe and Ryan Westphal
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Denver Film Festival - Nominee, Liberty Global Domestic Student Filmmaker Award
Lone Star Film Festival (Ft. Worth, TX)
Music Video for LA / UK artist Veronica Bianqui
** Watch now on Be in A Band or Die, feat. an interview w/ Veronica! **
In this Old Hollywood take on unrequited love, singer / songwriter Veronica Bianqui pursues a mystery man through a psychedelic tiled mansion. Will their connection last, or is it only a fantasy?
Directed & Edited by Ursula Ellis
Produced by Maya Korn
Starring Veronica Bianqui and Kin Kassini
Cinematography by Lauren Guiteras
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
Indie Memphis - Nominee, Best National Music Video
deadCenter Film Festival (Oklahoma City, OK)
Golden Door International Film Festival (Jersey City, NJ)
SENE Film Festival (Providence, RI) - Winner, Best Music Video
Austin Music Video Festival - Nominee, Instant Classic Award
A dark comedy pilot staged reading
4pm on Sunday, July 21st 2024 @ Dynasty Typewriter, Los Angeles, CA
Directed by Ursula Ellis
Written by Nina Rogers
Produced by Devon Albert-Stone
Starring Tawny Newsome and Matt Walsh
20th Digital Studio / Disney “Bite-Size Halloween” Short Film
** Available now on Hulu (season 2, episode 7)! **
While working deep in a West Virginia coal mine, Diana is exposed to a mysterious gas that seeps into her everyday life.
Written & Directed by Ursula Ellis
Starring Virginia Newcomb and Ben Long
Produced by Megan Leonard and Katie White
Cinematography by Travis LaBella
Edited by Collin Davis
OFFICIAL SELECTION:
HollyShorts Film Festival (Los Angeles, CA)
Sidewalk Film Festival (Birmingham, AL)
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival
Monster Fest (Melbourne, AU)
Uptilt Film Fest (Wilmington, NC)
Select Press:
Bloody Disgusting Bite-Size Halloween Feature
Muse TV Interview w/ Ursula & Virginia
West Virginia Daily News Interview w/ Ursula
Short of the Week Bite-Size Halloween Feature
FF2 Media Bite-Size Halloween Reviews
