Short films
& Music Videos
Carolyn Robertson directed, wrote, and edited (or co-edited) these films and music videos throughout the last four years—at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, the USC/Warner Bros' Producing and Directing Program, and through the Chaparral Filmmaking Club.
Enjoy!
REVIENS-MOI BY KELIO
A French electronic-pop/rap music video I shot, edited, and directed in Sapporo, Japan for Parisian rapper, Kelio.
Directed, Photographed, & Edited by Carolyn Robertson
Music/Performance by Kelio Moussa Boutefnouchet
Produced by Carolyn Robertson
Titling by Kelio Moussa Boutefnouchet
Song produced by Djainks
Special Thanks to BTS Photographer Midori
Blood Orange
An NYU experimental short film on the experience of the modern-day woman in the United States.
Written, directed, shot, and edited by Carolyn Robertson
Starring Saoirse Feiler
With Kai Dove, Jasper Moore, Bram Kerwin, and Allison Rehor
Voiceover and Music Selection by Carolyn Robertson and Saoirse Feiler
Gaffer and AC - Allison Rehor
Tisch School of the Arts
Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television Undergraduate Division
Frame and Sequence
Professor Jennifer Rodewald Fall 2024
Blush
A stressed woman loses sight of the joy in femininity, only to be transported back to a world of nostalgic glamour when she remembers herself as young girl.
Written, directed, shot, and edited by Carolyn Robertson
Starring Elizabeth Jacome & Rosalie Rivera
Story by Carolyn Robertson with Atia Osborne
Creative Consult: Saoirse Feiler, Alessandra Roberts
Gaffer / PA - Saoirse Feiler
PA - Krystal Jacome
Tisch School of the Arts Maurice Kanbar
Institute of Film & Television Undergraduate Division
Frame and Sequence
Professor Jennifer Rodewald
Fall 2024
Princess of the Sidewalk
A young man falls in love with a tree, expecting it to become more like himself. Is love, then, a force of destruction?
Written, Directed, & Edited by Carolyn Robertson
Director of Photography- Carolyn Robertson
Producer and Gaffer-Saoirse Feiler
Starring Davids Markuss Pelss
Tisch School of the Arts
Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television Undergraduate Division
Frame and Sequence
Professor Jennifer Rodewald Fall 2024
Paper Prayers
A mini-documentary about the origin of origami cranes and the atomic bomb survivor, Sadako Sasaki, who popularized the practice and solidified its ties to world peace after the Hiroshima bombing.
Written and Directed by Carolyn Robertson
Original Idea by Charlene Robertson
Interviewees: Tomoya Itafuji, Ken Koshio, Anna Taylor
Subtitles by Carolyn Robertson & Tomoya Itafuji
FESTIVALS
Arizona Japanese Film Festival - Official Selection
Invited to Speak About Paper Prayers at Haru Festival at the Phoenix Japanese Friendship Garden
Activists Without Borders Film Festival- Official Selection
Screened at the Phoenix Japanese Friendship Garden three times (paid screening and discussion panel)
Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival- Official Selection
Houston Asian Pacific Islander Film Festival- Official Selection
Cult Movies International Film Festival- Official Selection
Give Peace A Screen- Official Selection
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival- Official Selection
Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival- Honorable Mention
All American High School Film Festival- Official Selection
life on mars!
Two Martian cowboys, Brooks and Keith, witness a UFO crash with the first human on Mars, introducing them to an unknown world.
Directed and Co-Written by Carolyn Robertson
Starring Layla Reif, Emas Johnson, Nikolas Terry, and Eli Binder
Edited by Carolyn Robertson
Co-Writer and Original Idea by Jayla Richardson
Assistant Director: Jayla Richardson
Cinematography by Dylan Johnson-Bayer
Lead Production Designer: Daniele Perkovich
Glass Station
This short film, inspired by an original poem, follows a girl at a desolate station, reflecting on missed opportunities symbolized by a departing train.
Written, Directed, Shot, & Edited by Carolyn Robertson
A Scarlet Door Film
FESTIVALS
All American High School Film Festival- Official Selection
Wales International Film Festival-Finalist
REEL Poetry International Festival-Judges' Award Winner
PKX Teen Arts and Film Festival- Official Selection
Icebreaker
Two teenagers meet on a blind date and get to know each other as their relationship grows. At first they label each other with superficial adjectives, but as they spend more time together, their views of each other begin to transcend first impressions.
Written, directed, and edited by Carolyn Robertson
Starring Hector Flores & Miranda Sherrill Madrigal
Original Piano Compositions by Hector Flores
AD: Jayla Richardson
DP: Dylan Johnson-Bayer
Lead Production/ Graphic Designer: Daniele Perkovich
Sound by Daniele Perkovich and Avril Garza
Underwater photography by Carolyn Robertson
FESTIVALS
East Valley Film Contest- Best Screenplay
East Valley Film Contest- Best Cinematography
East Valley Film Contest- Best Overall Picture
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter Emmy Awards-Nomination for Best High School Fiction- Short Form
2024 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival - Official Selection
2024 Arizona Student Film Festival - Official Selection
3rd Place at 2024 Arizona Student Film Festival
International Brightlight Film Festival- Official Selection
Lovesick
Hugo, a lovesick teenage boy, is infatuated with Anaise, a perfect girl who seems as if she were conjured from a dream. But when their breakup shatters Hugo's heart, his insane state reveals that their relationship was not as it seemed.
Directed by Carolyn Robertson
Cinematography by Jayla Richardson
Written by Carolyn Robertson, Jayla Richardson
Starring Raymond Elliot, Miranda Sherrill Madrigal
A Chaparral Filmmaking Club Production
FESTIVALS
All American High School Film Festival- Official Selection
Arizona Student Film Festival-Official Selection
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter Emmy Awards-Nomination for Best High School Fiction- Short Form
Polarity
Charlie, an actress in the school musical, must face her "shadow" - her crippling stage fright, when her performance takes a turn for the worse.
Directed and Written by Carolyn Robertson
Starring Emerson Stafford, Kendrick Quon, and Rebecca Ding
Edited by Daniele Perkovich
Writing Edited by Dylan Johnson Bayer
Director of Photography: Dylan Johnson-Bayer
Lead Production Designer: Celestia Gold
ADs: Jayla Richardson, Daniele Perkovich
Sound Operators: Layla Walker-Maney, Jayla Richardson, Celestia Gold
Light Operators: Robert Zamora, Jayla Richardson
Production Assistants/ BTS Filming: Ryan Smith, Robert Zamora, Lauren Burnside
Heart on your sleeve
Kit, a teenage girl, copes with the recent death of her boyfriend, Sam, while still being reminded of him by his old sweater.
Written and Directed by Carolyn Robertson
Starring Maya Jones and Adlai Reuss
Original Piano Compositions by Luis Chiappetti
Guitar Compositions and Performance by Adlai Reuss and Abraham Sánchez
Lyrics by Celestia Gold
Costumes by Celestia Gold and Avril Garza Alanis
Makeup and Hair by Marie Huang, Avril Garza Alanis and Celestia Gold
ADs: Jayla Richardson, Robert Zamora
Director of Photography: Dylan Johnson-Bayer
Assistant Camera Operators/ Production Assistants: Robert Zamora, Daniele Perkovich, Kenderick Quon, Ryan Smith, Lauren Burnside
Sound by Layla Walker-Maney, Daniele Perkovich, Celestia Gold
Poster Design/Photographer: Carolyn Robertson
Edited by Carolyn Robertson
The Bubble
Afraid to confess her feelings for Rowan, the man of her childhood dreams, Adina must confront her fears and step out of her comfort zone to express what she's always wanted to say.
Directed by Carolyn Robertson
Cinematography by Stella Phillips
Written by Carolyn Robertson
Produced by Laura Valentine
Starring Chad Courtney, Lauren Lau, Paulina Ocampo Restrepo
A USC School of Cinematic Arts Production
FESTIVALS
All American High School Film Festival- Official Selection
Arizona Student Film Festival-Official Selection
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Rocky Mountain Southwest Chapter Emmy Awards-Nomination for Best High School Fiction- Short Form
Student World Impact Film Festival-Quarter- Finalist
The Bubble, Alternate 2-Minute Version
-No dialogue and slightly different ending
Selene
Jamie, a recent high school graduate, feels proud, sad, and longs for her late mother, Selene, finding comfort in the moonlight and hoping to feel her mother's warmth again, even if it seems "impossible."
Directed by Carolyn Robertson
Cinematography by Carolyn Robertson
Written by Carolyn Robertson
Produced by Sergio Delgado
Starring Meredith Avery, Alexis Dixon
A USC School of Cinematic Arts Production
FESTIVALS
All American High School Film Festival- Official Selection
Socks in the city
When Olive, a sock-making apprentice loses a sock, Mrs. Richardson tells him of this dynamic and dramatic tale of a sock who is destined to be without a pair.
Directed by Carolyn Robertson
Cinematography by Carolyn Robertson
Written by Carolyn Robertson, Jayla Richardson
Starring Carolyn Robertson, Jayla Richardson, Ava Castle, Emas Johnson
A Chaparral Filmmaking Club Production
FESTIVALS
All American High School Film Festival- Official Selection
equilibrium: A Haiku Collection
This experimental film, made up of haikus, explores the balance of opposing forces in life—like the Sun and Moon, or stress and relaxation—showing how recognizing this harmony can calm a chaotic mind.
Directed by Carolyn Robertson
Cinematography by Carolyn Robertson
Written by Carolyn Robertson
Starring Carolyn Robertson, David Robertson, Dwight Robertson, Charlene Robertson
FESTIVALS
All American High School Film Festival- Official Selection
The Scarlet Door
This is the story of the author who has a magical book titled "The Scarlet Door." With one touch, an illustration of this door appears in reality and takes Ella to a new land in the past, the author's cottage. To return home, Ella must find the "Scarlet Door" again in this past world.
Directed by Carolyn Robertson
Cinematography by Carolyn Robertson
Written by Carolyn Robertson
Starring Nikolas Terry and Carolyn Robertson