HIM
FEATURE FILM
Director: Rebecca Wahls
Written & Produced by Tess Higgins and Rebecca Wahls
Director of Photography: Kevin Galloway
Editor: Kelsey Myers
Original Score: Luc Cianfarani
Starring Kira Omans, Tess Higgins, Sydney Battle, Margaret Berkowitz, and Lucie Solene Allouche with Kyle Prue and Troy Baker
Over the course of one night, Jenna, Shana, Savannah, Claire, and Adrienne - the final five contestants on a reality dating show - are confused and humiliated after stumbling upon some upsetting truths about the intentions of their suitor, a man never seen or heard from in the film and referred to only as “him”. On a show where women are traditionally pitted against each other, they must suddenly come together to assert their self-worth and integrity against both their suitor and the show's producers who manipulated them into falling in love.
Him was awarded the Director’s Choice Award for Best Performance - Ensemble at the Woods Hole Film Festival, the Jury Award for Best Ensemble at the Hell’s Half Mile Film and Music Festival, and the Grand Jury Prize for Independent Spirit at the Richmond International Film Festival. Additionally, it is an official selection at Three Rivers Film Festival, Sedona International Film Festival, Beloit international Film Festival, Julian Dubuque International Film Festival, Middlebury New Filmmakers, and the Lake County Film Festival.
LAST
SHORT FILM
Written, Directed, and Edited by Rebecca Wahls
Produced at Carnegie Mellon University
Director of Photography: Kevin Galloway
Starring Brittany Martz, Tristan Hernandez, and Meghan McLeod
A dark comedy about the last two people in the world who should be together, and what happens when they become the last two people in the world.
Last was an official selection at the AwesomeCon Short Film Fest 2023.
#cottagecore
SHORT FILM
Written and Directed by Rebecca Wahls
Producer: Hand Me Down Films
Director of Photography: Zack Gross
Original Score: Lucas Sherman
Editor: Zach Griffin
Starring Maggie Marie Rodgers, Skye Lindberg, and Mary Lechter
Maggie runs a wildly successful #cottagecore aesthetic instagram account out of her childhood bedroom. When she meets her number one fan at a local coffee shop, she is forced to face the collision of reality and her online fantasy world.
Post-Production:
GOLEM. AI - FEATURE FILM
Director: Rebecca Wahls
Screenplay by Alec Seymour
The past comes back to haunt two old high school friends when they boot up their favorite online game. Golem.AI is a feature-length found footage queer horror film.
DISSONANT - SHORT FILM
Director: Rebecca Wahls
Producer: Little Victory Productions
Screenplay: Kevin Murray
Director of Photography: Scott Nurmi
On a stormy Friday night in suburban Virginia, two neighbors each navigate an evening of disappointments and missed connections, oblivious to each other’s misfortunes, until each is drawn to the rooftop of their apartment building by a mysterious, ethereal sound.