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NARRATIVE REEL

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CHROMATOGRAPHY

Chromatography (2025)

short film | sci-fi drama | 14 min.

executive producer Renée Veronica Freeman
producer Michael Vaughn Hernandez
producer Kally Khourshid
writer Darren Bailey
stars Renée Veronica Freeman and Folami Williams

LOGLINE

Two sisters confront their differing views on genetic engineering as they prepare to leave Earth with the final human survivors.

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SYNOPSIS

Chromatography, centers around Nayae (Renée Veronica Freeman), a brilliant biologist working for a global task force to create a pill that genetically engineers the human body into its most efficient, healthy state. However, when Michelle (Folami Williams), a colleague before a sister, uncovers Nayae’s secret project to preserve the mental deviations that define humanity, tensions soar. In a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, Michelle must decide whether to expose Nayae’s dangerous secret or join her in a race against time to protect the essence of humanity.

FULL CREDITS

stars Renée Veronica Freeman and Folami Williams
producer Michael Vaughn Hernandez
executive producer Renée Veronica Freeman
associate producer Kally Khourshid
director Michael Vaughn Hernandez
writers Darren Bailey and Renée Veronica Freeman
director of photography Rachael Rowan Hastings
assistant director David Hunter Jr.
assistant camera Denise Tomkinson
gaffer Olivia Riportella
production designer Amy Augustine
art director Stephanie Ottinger
makeup Artist Irma Vasquez
editor Kally Khourshid
colorist Calvin Bellas
post sound supervisor Alexander Verbitskiy
re-recording mixer Alexander Verbitskiy
sound mixer Jason Aaron Moran
action director Rufino Romero
storyboard artist Mike Pappa
special thanks to Al Letson special thanks to Brittany Nickolas
special thanks to Hillary Tuck
production company Creative Duet Media

STILLS

FOR THE LOVE OF JASON (SEASON 2)

For the Love of Jason Season 2 directed by Michael Vaughn Hernandez

FOR THE LOVE OF JASON (SEASON 2)

When Jason broke off his longtime relationship, he got caught up in the bachelor lifestyle. Now his friends are settling down, leaving Jason the odd man out and feeling pressure to catch up.

Produced by Trell Woodberry, Sade Oyinade, Deshawn Plair, Brett Dismuke, Nikki Love. Directed by Michael Vaughn Hernandez. Starring Trell Woodberry, BJ Britt, Kareem Grimes, Laila Odom, Brely Evans, Jackée Harry, Tabitha Brown.

FOR THE LOVE OF JASON (SEASON 1)

For the Love of Jason directed by Michael Vaughn Hernandez

FOR THE LOVE OF JASON (SEASON 1)

For the Love of Jason follows the modern experience of being single in your 30s from a male’s perspective. 

Produced by Trell Woodberry, Sade Oyinade, Deshawn Plair, Brett Dismuke, Nikki Love. Directed by Michael Vaughn Hernandez. Starring Trell Woodberry, BJ Britt, Kareem Grimes, Laila Odom, Brely Evans, Jackée Harry, Tabitha Brown, Beverly Todd, Jessica Quintero, Kalilah Harris, Christol Lartey, Iker Amaya, Carl Gilliard, and Phoebe Holston. 

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MOMENTS: CASTLE

MOMENTS: CASTLE (2022)

short film | relationship drama | 8 min.

created and directed by Michael Vaughn Hernandez
written by Darren Bailey
stars Kally Khourshid and Rufino Romero

LOGLINE

A woman challenges her husband on his decision to have a female friend stay over.

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SYNOPSIS

Evening dinner with husband and wife Nick and Mia. Mia breaks the silence to ask Nick when his friend Kristen is coming over. He happily answers the question, then apologizes for not letting Mia know sooner. Mia challenges him on this; she believes he’s known Kristen’s arrival time sooner but just decided to tell her now. Nick defends himself, saying it’s simply a friend who asked for a last-minute favor. Mia expresses doubt that his motivations for Kristen coming over are purely platonic. The game of chess continues until one of them lets their true feelings out in full painful honesty. This conversation explores the nuances of having a difficult conversation with someone you love but are deeply upset with at the same time.

FULL CREDITS

stars Kally Khourshid and Rufino Romero
producer Creative Duet Media
creator and director Michael Vaughn Hernandez
writer Darren Bailey
director of photography Cass Chang
cam operator Taylor Balfour
production designer Alicia Taylor Tomasko
sound mixer James Raudabaugh
make up and hair Irma Vasquez
re-recording mixer Alexander Verbitskiy
foley studio Soundmaker Studio
foley artist Alvaro Aparicio
foley editor
Vanessa Chuquiure
editor and colorist Creative Duet Media
location Klik Loft Studios
special thanks to Post Haste Digital

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RABBIT HOLE

RABBIT HOLE

A young lover reminisces on his relationship. He pens a love letter as he explores the moments they shared. Memories of their first date to their first fight and the memorable moments between. As he falls down the rabbit hole of love his Bunny becomes the object of his affections.

Directed by Michael Vaughn Hernandez. Starring Matt Maddox and Diana Havrylyuk.

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MOMENTS: SIX

MOMENTS: SIX (2022)

short film | psychological drama | 6 min.

created and directed by Michael Vaughn Hernandez
written by Darren Bailey
stars Vincent Stalba and Stephen L. Wilson

LOGLINE

A serial killer and the detective who tracked him down find themselves in an unexpected stalemate.

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SYNOPSIS

Detective Shaw is locked in a room with Kang, a serial killer he’s been chasing since the start of his career, and an unlikely conversation unfolds. Shaw recounts an experience of having died, for six minutes, and on the “other side” was the absence of good and evil. He felt everything on the spectrum from emotion to intellect that he’s learned over past lives, becoming one with peace, understanding, and clarity that leads him to resent the people who would disrupt the little peace that remains on earth. The inspiration for this conversation comes from the idea that there is always a reason for an action, though others might not agree or understand it. There is no such thing as heroes and villains. We’re all villains; it’s just that those who live to tell the tale will always paint themselves as the heroes.

FULL CREDITS

stars Vincent Stalba & Stephen L. Wilson
producer Creative Duet Media
creator and director Michael Vaughn Hernandez
writer Darren Bailey
director of photography Matt Burke
first assistant director Kally Khourshid
assistant camera John Vogt
production designer Amy Augustine
sound mixer Danny Birrueta
make up and hair Irma Vasquez
re-recording mixer Alexander Verbitskiy
foley studio Soundmaker Studio
foley artist Alvaro Aparicio
foley editor Vanessa Chuquiure
editor and colorist Creative Duet Media
location Studio 17 Inc.
special thanks to Post Haste Digital

STILLS

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WORTHY

WORTHY (2019)

short film | crime drama, social impact | 21 min.

created and directed by Michael Vaughn Hernandez
written by Michael Vaughn Hernandez and Kally Khourshid
stars Kally Khourshid, Tom Jenkins, Matthew Hancock, and Sandy Rather

LOGLINE

An ADA faces her most challenging case when the leading suspect is a well respected judge

 

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SYNOPSIS

Fresh off a winning case that brought her unwanted internet fame, a rising ADA learns of the district’s most respected judge allegedly assaulting her best friend. She starts a case but is surprised to be met with resistance by the district attorney who mentored her, her best friend who questions the system and her motives, and the judge himself who knows her own dark secret.

SOUNDTRACK

FULL CREDITS

stars Kally Khourshid, Tom Jenkins
stars Matthew Hancock, Sandy Rather
producer Creative Duet Media
creator and director Michael Vaughn Hernandez
director of photography Brian Tang
composer Ahmed Arifin
assistant camera Conner Smyers
gaffer Valentin Salembier
grip Collin Lindsey
production designer Mario Perry
sound mixer Jason Aaron Moran
make up and hair Irma Vasquez
music arranger Zoey Yun
editor Creative Duet Media
colorist Joseph Yao
supervising sound editor Alexander Verbitskiy
re-recording mixer Noelle DiMarco
dialogue editor Matthew Larson
sound editor Wolf Wein
foley studio Soundmaker Studio
special thanks to Post Haste Digital

THE ART AND MAKING OF WORTHY

STILLS

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BACK 2 LIFE TRILOGY

BACK 2 LIFE

LeToya Luckett’s Back 2 Life. From first sight to last fight, Back 2 Life takes us through the span of a relationship between two people convinced they were destined to be together until they look back and see how they crumbled apart. 

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