He Won’t Belong is a narrative short film showing in film festivals in 2023. for more info visit www.hewontbelong.com
WINNER -Best Cinematography at LGBTQ+ LA Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION -Tacoma Film Festival 2023 -Cinema Diverse Palm Springs LGTBQ+ Film Fest 2023 -Drunken Film Fest Oakland 2023 -NYC Independent Film Festival 2023 -SF Shorts 2023 -Night of Shorts Berkeley -SF Frozen Film Festival 2023
In the midst of a storm on a desolate strip of California's lost coast, two strangers begin to uncover each other's past.
OFFICIAL SELECTION -Filmfort 2020 -Portland Film Festival 2020 -Drunken Film Fest Oakland 2020 -Flickfair 2021
CYAN features four chapters that each correspond to a song from The Seshen's latest full-length album, 'CYAN'. This unique project blurs the line between music video and narrative short film. CYAN stars singer Lalin St. Juste on an introspective journey through eerie industrial labyrinths and a lonesome serene beach. She searches for answers and closure as memories of four women saturate her mind.
WINNER -Best Music Video at SF Frozen Film Festival 2018
OFFICIAL SELECTION -Hidden Film Festival 2019 -Richmond International Film Festival 2018 -Portland Unknown Film Festival 2018 -Drunken Film Fest: Oakland 2018 -Roxie Mixtape 2017 -International Music Video Underground 2017
WINNER -Best Music Video at British Horror Film Festival 2019 -Best Music Video at GenreBlast Film Festival 2017
OFFICIAL SELECTION -NYC Independent Film Festival 2017 -Austin Music Video Festival 2017 -Richmond International Film Festival 2017 -SF Shorts 2017 -Macabre Faire Film Festival 2017 -Hudson NY Shorts 2017 -Widescreen Film & Music Video Fest 2017 -Roxie Mixtape 2016
OFFICIAL SELECTION -Portland Music Video Festival 2017 -Austin Music Video Festival 2017 -NYC Independent Film Festival 2017 -GenreBlast Film Festival 2017
An Experimental Frenetic Epileptic Psychedelic Microscopic Music Video for ElectroSonic Chamber's single "Only Love Will Save You" off their EP "All Alone In Your Head".
Capturing the spontaneous energy of the freak folk acts recordings, this music video was shot on the sprawling beaches and shady forests of the lost coast.
Marc Benheimer, an introverted 17-year-old boy, feels like he doesn’t belong. Growing up in the emotional wasteland of his family, relief comes from a pair of headphones and music. When his controlling father brings home a limited edition grand piano that’s to be looked at and not touched, Marc yields to temptation. What he discovers is more than just the feel of ivory against his fingers and a hidden talent––he finds the strength to shake his family from their dysfunctional slumber.
Written + Directed + Edited by Dominic Mercurio
He Won’t Belong is a narrative short film showing in film festivals in 2023. for more info visit www.hewontbelong.com
WINNER
-Best Cinematography at LGBTQ+ LA Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION
-Tacoma Film Festival 2023
-Cinema Diverse Palm Springs LGTBQ+ Film Fest 2023
-Drunken Film Fest Oakland 2023
-NYC Independent Film Festival 2023
-SF Shorts 2023
-Night of Shorts Berkeley
-SF Frozen Film Festival 2023
In the midst of a storm on a desolate strip of California's lost coast, two strangers begin to uncover each other's past.