J Leigh Nelson

A New York writer/artist/dabbler strapping in for a career launch in the book publishing industry.

FILMS

Narrative | Travel Shorts | Documentaries | Promotional | Educational

NARRATIVE

Smile (2006)

Lucy Fernhead, founder of Lucy's Suicide Hotline, hires Angela Ty, who quickly climbs the ladder of success, but no one ever told Angela that success comes with a price. When a competitive employee, Val, makes a cry for help, Angela must decide whether her status as employee of the month is worth her soul. (6 min) This film was created for and was submitted to Extreme Filmmaker's 48 Hour Film Festival. Please check out their website.

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Sans Design, Frozen Tune (2005)

Innocent civilians have become lab rats in an underground experiment. When all communication is cut, Speck suspects it's a technique to keep the rumor of escape from spreading. Is the chance to communicate freely worth risking their lives? (30 min.)

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Three Houses Before Home (2004)

Everyone in David's life is telling him that they are the only person that exists, and that everyone else is a figment of his imagination. When Dr. Quinby prescribes him some pills, people in his life begin to fade in and out of reality. David must make the choice of whether he'd rather be crazy and happy or sane and alone. (17 min.)

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Follies of a Juvenile Mind (2004)

Note: I neither wrote nor directed this film--It's Ashton's film--but I did the art direction and some of the editing. It has the best visual work of any piece here, so I thought I'd include it.

The decisions Julian makes in his dreams affect reality. When he starts to change his family and friends, causing his father to disappear and his best friend, Malon, to forget him, Julian's brother and psychologist enters his dreams to take revenge.

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Seven Stars (2004)

Episode one -- The Game: The Five contact The Seven, a group of unsuspecting people including an alien, an undead, a genius, a woman who can see the future, a man who can see ghosts, a girl with an evil personality, and a guy with super- senses. Now they must pass the tests sent by the mysterious company, Dacion, through a cryptic game show that goes wrong when interrupted by assassins. (60 min)

Episode two -- Dacion: While The Five visit home, The Seven are left with Dacion where they will encounter new adventures including an angel that can't find its way back to Heaven, the need to escape Earth, a new love interest, and a time-traveling assassin bent on revenge. (42 min)

Episode three -- Home: While The Twelve take a break from their new life styles to visit home, Dacion mysteriously blows up, leaving The Twelve clueless as to how to stop The End -- the almighty expiration date. They are sent on a scavenger hunt for sacred stones, and must follow clues to get them. (32 min)

Making of: bloopers, interviews, and behind the scenes footage. (32 min)

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Alternate Universe Survivors (2002)

Episode one -- The Journey Begins: Girl group Serenity and boy band Raison D'etre are sucked off Earth, through a portal, and into another dimension where they must battle ninjas and army men to survive. With nothing but a computer chip and a map of the dimensional diadem of alternate universes, will they ever get back home? (45 min)

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TRAVEL SHORTS

The Race (2007)

Wonder Wheel (2007)

Home (2007)

Dublin Sky (2007)

DOCUMENTARIES

Backbeat Backstage (2010)

Half-baked Ideas (2009)

The Buzz (2009)

The Buzz magazine is an entertainment magazine in La Crosse, Wisconsin. To see more documentaries like this, please check out The Buzz website.

London Documentary (2007)

A documentary aimed at American students looking to study at the London Metropolitan University. The narration follows five female students from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York, and South Carolina. (30 min)

PROMOTIONAL

Spring Concert (2009)

Fall Concert (2008)

The Children of Black Valley (2008)

EDUCATIONAL

Sacred Pathways (2009)