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And they are awesome. Brunette is the latest music project of Tom Morrill and Andrew Malliard.

Listen to ‘Start a Fire’ & ‘Girl Who Pays a Man’ after the jump.

**UPDATE 4/26 – New Song ‘Mom I Got A Job’

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The latest episode from Newark Times’s series on engaged couple Ted & Gracie. Go here for all episodes.

Written by Jena Friedman
Directed by Keola Racela and Jena Friedman
Director of Photography Jennifer Macchiarelli
Editing by Keola Racela
Animation and Graphics by Keola Racela
Sound by Alejandro Gutierrez
Assistant Director Tziporah Edery
Key Grip and Gaffer Tziporah Edery
Grip Tile Wolfe
Produced by Keola Racela, Jena Friedman, Alex Leo and Ann Heatherington

Featuring: Laura Grey as Girl in Apartment, Ben Kronberg as Ted, Jena Friedman as Gracie, Rachel Pikelny as Girl Walking Up Steps and Ally Hord as Girl Hailing Cab

Music featured: “Animal” by Miike Snow, “Single Ladies” by Beyonce and “Tighten Up” by The Black Key

Special thanks to Alex Leo and NYC Yellow Cab Co

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A shot from El Segundo in Los Angeles over the holiday.

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One of my photographs was featured in James Turnley‘s photo project ‘Two For The Road‘ . Very pleased to see my work on his site again, especially alongside Tim Barber.

For those of you who don’t know TFTR is, as Turnley describes it, ‘Image next to image. Nothing more, nothing less.’

This photo was taken over northern California and can be seen in ‘Window Seat‘ on my portfolio site.

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Time Out NY predicts Ted & Gracie is one of the next web series to get industry notice. Check out the full post.

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Presenting…Episode 4 of Ted & Gracie.

Go here for all episodes.

Episode 4: “The Fight”
Written by Jena Friedman
Directed by Keola Racela and Jena Friedman
Director of Photography Jennifer Macchiarelli
Editing by Keola Racela
Animation and Graphics by Keola Racela
Sound by Matt Hobby
Assistant Director Daniel Nickson
Key Grip and Gaffer Tziporah Edery
Produced by Keola Racela, Jena Friedman and Ann Heatherington

Featuring Ben Kronberg as Ted, Jena Friedman as Gracie, Robyn Schall as Ice Cream Shop Patron, Ben Perry as Barista, Matt Hobby and Daniel Nickson as Newark Times crew, Tziporah Edery as Missing Girl on Poster, Ann Heatherington as New York One Newscaster

Music featured: “Animal” by Miike Snow and “Tighten Up” by The Black Keys

Special Thanks to Van Leeuwen Ice Cream

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Presenting…Episode 3 of Ted & Gracie.

Go here for all episodes.

 
Episode 3: “The Parents”
Written by Jena Friedman
Directed by Keola Racela and Jena Friedman
Director of Photography Jennifer Macchiarelli
Editing, Animation and Graphics by Keola Racela
Sound by Matthew Hobby
Key Grip and Gaffer Tziporah Edery
Produced by Keola Racela, Jena Friedman and Ann Heatherington

Featuring Ben Kronberg as Ted, Jena Friedman as Gracie, Julie Chapin as Donna, Patrick Terance McGowan as Patrick, Mary Tierney as Gracie’s Mom, Aaron McCann as Waiter, Matthew Hobby as Newark Times Boom Operator, Ann Heatherington as Caretaker on Cellphone

Music featured: “Animal” by Miike Snow and “Tighten Up” by The Black Keys

Special thanks to Aaron McCann and Heathers

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Stills from a film I shot last summer with writer Amanda Brennan and director Marisa Medina.

After a run-in with the law, a lonely teen gets sentenced to community service at a nursing home. There, she takes a liking to an old woman and decides to steal her in hopes of creating a new family.”

PENELOPE CHASE, 15 mins, 2011
Producer: Amanda Brennan, Lisa Kelly
Writer: Amanda Brennan
Director: Marisa Medina
Director of Photography: Jennifer Macchiarelli
1st Assistant Camera: Garette Henson
Gaffer: Matt Black
Sound: Keola Racela

Penelope Chase played by Addi McDaniel
Lou played by

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Some aerial shots over northern California from my trip in February.

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