As a visual media professor, Juliet believes praxis is an incredibly important aspect of a well-rounded film education. She began making comedy shorts in high school and soon, her love of film blossomed into a fellowship at The Mike Curb Institute for Music. For two and a half years, Juliet coordinated all videography produced within the institute. During her time at Mike Curb, Juliet also created her own zero-budget shorts gathering donated resources from friends, family, and colleagues. From there, she continued her film education at DePaul University receiving her MFA in comedy screenwriting. Juliet plans on continuing her film education by pursuing a PhD with a focus on “bad” cinema. Below, you can see a collection of Juliet’s favorite filmmaking ventures.
FILM
Photo Credit: Dr. Dave Mason
Narrative
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Hey Brad, Is That a Dead Body?
Polar opposites Brad and Terry seek new love as they embark on a hastily set tinder date, but when they find themselves stranded with a dead body, they must contend with their sexuality, life, death, and what it means to be human.
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Ritual
A horror mockumentary short that follows the new members of theatre organization Rho Tau Gamma as they battle hazing, peer pressure, and the deafening power of found family.
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Forged Fate
Co-written by Eliana Mabe, Forged Fate takes place in a small town shook by the disappearance of a social media famous high schooler. A disgruntled detective and her news anchor wingman search for clues leading them down a path of self-discovery. This covid-era film was shot and compiled completely quarantined. It spanned across ten locations, seven states, and two countries.
Documentary/ Experimental
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The Mike Curb Institute Presents: Harlan
Harlan Hutton performs with her band and explores what it’s like to be a women in the music industry in Memphis, TN.
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Compulsion
An experimental documentary short that explores intrusive and obsessive thoughts as a result of OCD.
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Alone
An experimental documentary short made at the height of Covid that explores the emotional, economic, and community turmoil the virus spread in midtown Memphis, TN.
TikToks/ Super-Shorts
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Descent Into Danny
A young woman becomes obsessed with her Danny Devito cardboard cutout leading to dire consequences.
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Awareness
A doppelganger haunts a tiktoker resulting in a skewed reality of who’s really who.
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Descent into Danny Pt. 2
Danny’s back… with a vengeance.