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