About Miceal

Miceál recently had the opportunity to direct Emmy Winning Actress, Sheryl Lee Ralph at the Margarita Mix Hollywood sound stage for the animated short film, "Church Hat", a recipient of funding from Saul Zaentz, where Miceal got to attend the Producer Lab. He also recently Produced the feature film, "Little Doors," which is currently in post production, with fellow Producers Graham Mason and Lexi Tannenholtz (who are Producer alumni at Sundance, Cannes, SXSW, etc.) and Eric Cotten.
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Blue Light: Haunt My Dreams
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"Blue Light - Haunt My Dreams" clipIn 1957 Mildred Sullivan takes a surreal trip, skipping through time. Here, among other things, she sees herself as a child and becomes self-conscious, questioning whether or not she has lived up to her childhood expectations. This film was made for Charm City Fringe's Nights on the Fringe, where staged actors in the audience acted across from the screen. We filmed the live performance, and then cut the two together.
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Eileen_at_Magic_Disco.jpgEileen O'Donnell as Mildred, trapped in a disco party that materialized in her living room.
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Eileen_ODonnell_hides.jpgMildred hides in the closet, hoping that reality has the ability to autocorrect.
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Jessie_Pinnick.jpgJessie Pinnick, as Peggy Sullivan, imagines a life free of the obligations her Aunt Mildred happily suffers through.
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Wild_Lines.jpgBaltimore actors Leesa Ashley, Eric Cotten, and Alina Smith record wild lines after their performance at Nights on the Fringe.
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Penny_Takemoto.jpgThis young actress plays Mildred as a five year old. With the merging timelines, Mildred gets to walk in and witness the happiness she felt as a child.
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Mhairi_Cameron.jpgMildred hears a seraphic voice echoing through the house, and finds a teenager resembling a younger version of herself.
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Zach_Brown_and_Zoe_Irving.jpgThe first unwanted ghosts to flash into Mildred's living room are from Mildred's distant future. Played by Zach Brown and Zoe Irving.
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Blue Light - Web Series
Blue Light has been written about in several online magazines, including Tubefilter, and has recently won "best creative direction" at the BNM Web Fest.
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Blue Light Still with knife.jpgMildred first hears noises coming from the living room.
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Blue Light - web series - Episode 1This was a collaboration between the Baltimore Filmmakers Collective, writer director Miceal O'Donnell and students of his acting class. Blue Light is a psychological study of one woman's experience in a "Twighlight Zone-ish" world. Created for the Charm City Fringe Festival.
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Blue Light - Web Series - Episode 2Episode 2 of the web series, Blue Light.
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Blue Light - Web Series - Episode 3Episode three from the web series, Blue Light.
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Blue Light - Web Series - Episode 4Episode Four from the web series, Blue Light.
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Blue Light - web series - Episode 5Episode Five from the web series Blue Light.
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Blue Light - Web Series - Episode 6Final episode from the first season of Blue Light.
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Blue Light Web Poster.jpgPoster for Blue Light - Web Series
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
Thematically, the film explores how one's life can turn when emotional intelligence or impulse dictates one's actions in the face of conflict - emotion versus the intellect.
Logline: After release from prison, Billy has one chance for a new life. Caught between a sea of violence and his own demeanor, can he escape?
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img_1799.jpgActors Brian Anthony Wilson and Arnold Y. Kim. Photo by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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img_1339.jpgActor Ivans Theo, Tommy Vita, and Claire Ganshert. Photo by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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img_1281.jpgActor Claire Ganshert in background, cinematographer Bruno Doria in foreground. Photo by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea - trailer
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billy.pngActor Tommy Vita as Billy. Production still by Bruno Doria.
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billy-sadie.pngActors Tommy Vita and Claire Ganshert. Production Still by Eileen O'Donnell.
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billy-sadie-2.pngActor Claire Ganshert. Production Still by Bruno Doria.
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img_1393corrected.jpgActors Ivans Theo and Tommy Vita. Photo by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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audax/viator (detail of view 2)Actors Tommy Vita and Claire Ganshert. Photo by Bruno Doria.
Dante and Minnie
Dante and Minnie is the story of two young homeless people. Minnie is trying to escape life on the streets, while Dante is trying to escape the real world by retreating to the streets. They fell in love as their paths crossed, but now they struggle as they each try to push the other in the direction they are headed.
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crew-surrounding-car.jpgCinematographer Bruno Doria, actor Tommy Vita. Photo by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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crew-w-d-and-m.jpgCrew and lead cast of Dante and Minnie (sound Raul Doria, Producer Todd Ritondaro, Actor Lauren Allen, Production Manager Alex Payne, Actor Tommy Vita, Cinematographer Bruno Doria.) Photo by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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dm-poster-lower-res.jpgPoster by Bruno Doria.
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Dante and Minnie Trailer
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2-shot-cu-through-glass-2.jpgActors Tomm Vita and Lauren Allen. Photo by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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again.jpgActor Holly Ladnier as Cynthia. Photo by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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bruno-and-delia.jpgBruno Doria, cinematographer in back seat, Actor Delia Bennett in front seat. Photo by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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bruno-in-car-waiting.jpgCinematographer Bruno Doria in back seat. Photo by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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Swallow
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Swallow - short film
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behind-camera-2.jpegActors Joseph Meissner, Nick Gomez, and Shanna Forestall. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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behind-camera-3.jpegActors Joseph Meissner, Shanna Forestall, and Nick Gomez. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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behind-camera-4.jpegActors Joseph Meissner, Shanna Forestall, and Nick Gomez. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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behind-the-camera.jpegActors Joseph Meissner, and Shanna Forestall. Cinematographer Bruno Doria. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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family.jpegActors Joseph Meissner, Shanna Forestall, and Nick Gomez. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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nickbehindsheet.jpegActors Joseph Meissner, Shanna Forestall, and Nick Gomez. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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shanna.jpegActor Shanna Forestall. Photo by Chris Nausley.
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shannajoseph.jpegActors Shanna Forestall and Joseph Meissner. Photo by Chris Nausley.
The Victory Lounge
Thematically, the film deals with characters who are caught up with competing to project a false image of themselves to the world to deal with a deep torturing insecurity. The Victory Lounge is a dark comedy that often reaches into exploitation in its attempt to share the characters' humiliations with the audience.
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holly-2.jpgActor Holly Ladnier in The Victory Lounge. Production still by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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The Victory Lounge - first trailer
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belinda-2.jpgActor Elizabeth Ervin as Belinda in The Victory Lounge. Production still by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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belinda.jpgActor Elizabeth Ervin as Belinda in The Victory Lounge. Production still by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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HollyActor Holly Ladnier in The Victory Lounge. Production still by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
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girls.jpgActors Rebecca Laborde, Tommy Vita, Rebecca Barras, Samantha Sitzman, and Lauren Allen in The Victory Lounge during Sid's fantasy sequence. Production Still by Miceal Og O'Donnell.
Deeper
Deeper is a stop motion animated short film that spans the course of 100 years. The film focuses on the representation of three characters in different eras. Deeper has fun hypothesizing on how technology affects their relationships, communication, and expectations.
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Stop Motion Animation - Paper Puppet Highlight reel
This is a Stop Motion Reel, using all 2D Paper Puppets. Many of the clips are from "Deeper."
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The Library
Liam eyes the cell phone, skeptical.
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Production still.jpgCindy and Ron spend quality time together.
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The Plane
This is a still from the stop motion animation, "Deeper," made with 2D Paper Puppets. The Opening of "Deeper" introduces us to the beginning of flight, and "closing distances" between people.
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Deeper Connection
In "Deeper", the stop motion animation, this is the first couple we meet, who interact without any technological filter.