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Director / Editor
Wastelands [Feature Film - @oolitearts resident 2026]
Save The Flea [Short Film]
Comic Book Writer [@sumeriancomics @heavymetal]

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▪️10/29 Public Screening Tickets now available in our bio. grab them before they sell out, see you soon ▪️

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Final days to apply!

Oolite Arts’ 2027 Open Calls close July 31.

Explore four opportunities supporting South Florida artists, filmmakers, educators, curators, and writers:

Studio Residency: One year of free studio space, professional development, and up to $15,000 in housing support for eligible artists.

Home + Away Residency: Paid, multi-week residencies offering dedicated studio time and connections with creative communities in the U.S. and abroad.

Cinematic Residency: $50,000 in production funding, mentorship, and resources to help South Florida filmmakers create their first feature-length films.

The Ellies, Oolite Arts Awards: Funding recognizing artists, art educators, curators, and art writers. Applications are open now for the Creator Award, Art Teacher Travel Award, and Curatorial Practice and Critical Writing Award.

Applications close July 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Learn more and apply at the link in bio.

Pictured, slides 1-4:

Slide 1:
Nadia Wolff @nadiawolff.studio (Studio Resident 2026)
Photo: Pedro Wazzan @pedrowazzan

Slide 2:
Regina Jestrow @reginajestrow (Home + Away Resident 2026) at MASS MoCA @massmocastudios

Slide 3:
“Wastelands” by Michael Ruiz-Unger @skywalkerhand (Cinematic Resident 2025-2026)

Slide 4:
Beatriz Chachamovits @beatrizchachamovits (Ellies Creator Award Winner 2026)
Photo: World Red Eye @worldredeye

#OoliteArts #OpenCall #ArtistOpportunity #ArtistResidency #TheEllies #SouthFloridaArtists

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Oolite Arts is partnering with White Elephant Group for the South Florida Film Forum, a two-day celebration of the region’s cinematic voice, happening Saturday and Sunday, March 28-29, at MAD Arts in Dania Beach.

The forum features screenings, panels, networking opportunities, and dance parties, bringing together film lovers and industry professionals from across South Florida.

Oolite Arts Spotlight:�
Join us for a 90-minute panel with acclaimed Taiwanese American producer and director Shih-Ching Tsou, known for collaborating with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sean Baker and for her directorial debut Left-Handed Girl (Netflix). Tsou will also lead two one-on-one mentorship sessions with each Cinematic Resident—Juan Luis Matos and Michael Ruiz-Unger—offering feedback as they develop their projects.

Presented by Broward County in collaboration with the Community Foundation of Broward, WEG Films, Film Lauderdale, and MAD Arts.

Passes:
Day Pass $45�
Weekend Pass $70�
Student Day Pass $15 (with valid ID)

All passes include access to panels, screenings, networking events, and parties.

Poster art by Brett Olivieri
Video courtesy of White Elephant Group

Learn more and get your pass at the link in bio.

#OoliteArts #WEGFilms #SouthFloridaFilm #FilmForum #MiamiArt #BrowardArts

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Doing what I love with some of the best to ever do it! So grateful to be a part of this project! Thank you @talentdirectagency @skywalkerhand , @kevin.ondarza , @almalangshaw & @shermanjohnson #actorslife #actor #film

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Agradecidx por TROPICAL PARK y mucho más 🧚🏻‍♀️
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#TropicalParkLaPelicula
#TropicalParkTheMovie
#TropicalPark
#TropicalParkMiami
#MiamiFilm

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🔥 Wastelands 🔥

So grateful for this crazy adventure, from pyrotecnics to pee gags to gallons of fake milk, I’m so excited to share with everyone the feature film we’re making! 💕 Thank you to all the beautiful people who worked on this, acted in this and helped us along the way! 🎸

📸: @alexbartolephoto @carolinamenendezphoto

Director: @skywalkerhand
Writer: @mickeydegrandiv
Producers: @kevin.ondarza @vaultvideo_productions
1st AD: me! ✨
2nd AD: @hansel_porras_garcia
Scripty: @kikimartinezfilm
DP: @shermanjohnson
AC: @kevinberriz Abdiel Thorne
Gaffer: @killerigs
Grip: @artemssmelov
Grip Truck: @wildboarpic Evelio Regato
Sound: @singlemaltpapi
Sound Assist: Joseph Alvarez
HMU: @marialaurasc
HMU Assist: Maria Jesus Rojas, Angie, Dani
Wardrobe: @abowcat
Wardrobe Assist: @pl4c1d
Production Designer: @notduque
Art Director: @ti0conejo
Special FX: @substitute__creature
DIT: @eddy_moon @cocuyo_productions
Key PA: @fransenapn
PA: @felipegimeza

🎬 Main Cast:
@ellisthekid
@cruisedecay
@isadilla
@brittneyraeallday
@iain___b
@post.relative
@unclejessie53

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my time as Liz on Wastelands ❣️

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That is a WRAP 🎬 on 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒 and sayonara to my character- the man, the myth, the legend- Jimmy

Thank you to @skywalkerhand & @mickeydegrandiv for the trust, @vaultvideo_productions & @kevin.ondarza for running such a good-natured, hardworking production team, and the maestro, @shermanjohnson for capturing some really fun scenes. To the Wastelands crew, you all worked so hard and made our job in front of the lens a walk in the park.

Thank you as well to @churchills_pub for allowing me to be an honorary barman for the duration of the shoot and to be a part of this special venue’s history.

Enjoy the wrap party tonight everyone - you deserve it! 🤘🏻

📸: @almalangshaw, a.k.a 1st AD supreme

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buy my socks.😠😡😡

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Working ourselves to death for your entertainment 🍿 #wastelands #miamifeaturefilm #psychicmirrors

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Working at the Wastelands film office today with this group of amazing and talented people. Feeling so blessed and excited. I can’t believe we start principal photography in a week. 🎥🎥🎥🎥 #wastelands #psychicmirrors #miamifeaturefilm #musicbymickeydegrandiv

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Finally I've recieved by post CRATER CITY comic album I've made in collab with writer @skywalkerhand last year at @kickstarter #crowdfundingcampaign 💥💥 120 pages of coming of age SciFi story set in New Mexico. 💥💥 Famously built inside one of the world's largest meteor impact zones, the town of Crater City hosts an annual celebration of the city’s namesake with a weekend-long treasure hunt popular with locals and tourists from around the world. The challenge- find the missing piece of the famed Bollinger meteorite, excavated from the crash site forty years ago, which is currently on display in the city’s museum.
As the town outcasts, sixteen year-old Jodi Ehman and her mother never take part in the festival. Her grandfather hasn’t been the same since the night of the great impact and ten years ago her father disappeared without a trace! The city’s founding members shun the family's questions and label them as delusional. A "perfect" scenario for a teenager trying to survive the pains of high school while living in a small niche town foaming with possible extraterrestrial activity.
#comicalbum #indiecomic #comicsofinstagram #alternativecomics #sciencefictionart #sciencefictionbooks #comicstagram #newmexicoartist #aliens👽 #aliensarereal #alienart #comiccommission

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