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A late Thank You to Stockholm City Film Festival for bringing “Queen of Swords” to Sweden in competition for Best Experimental Short ⚔️

Our film QUEEN OF SWORDS premieres THIS MONTH at Indie Short Fest⚔️

It has been a gift to create this story that is so close to my heart and I am so excited to share it. THANK YOU to our incredible team. ❤️‍🔥

DIRECTED BY
Thelonius Serrell Freed

WRITTEN BY
Zariya Allen
& Thelonius Serrell Freed

PRODUCED BY
Thelonius Serrell Freed

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Tara Violet Niami

EDITOR
Christine McAuliffe

COLORIST
Tara Violet Niami

ASSISTANT CAMERA
JB Muñiz

ORIGINAL MUSIC BY
Zariya Allen

SOUND MIX
Christine McAuliffe

PRODUCTION ASSIST
Kole Hoffman

FEATURING:
Leaf Rickard
and Sheldon Donenberg

SPECIAL THANK YOU
Amir Naderi, Kole Hoffman, Lucca Liberal, Carlos Lopes, Sheldon Donenberg, Bella Serrell, Ramin Niami and Malin Sandberg

Had an amazing time last week at the @bigapplefilmfestival for the nyc premiere of @tylerthefilm !!! thank you to @m.vanburen & @georgewritesbad major shoutout to the cast @carlosmorrowfernandez @charkable @frankiemontero & the entire crew involved whose hard work shines through.Thank you to everyone who came out to support! 🙏 much love

Had an amazing time last week at the @bigapplefilmfestival for the nyc premiere of @tylerthefilm !!! thank you to @m.vanburen & @georgewritesbad major shoutout to the cast @carlosmorrowfernandez @charkable @frankiemontero & the entire crew involved whose hard work shines through.Thank you to everyone who came out to support! 🙏 much love

Had an amazing time last week at the @bigapplefilmfestival for the nyc premiere of @tylerthefilm !!! thank you to @m.vanburen & @georgewritesbad major shoutout to the cast @carlosmorrowfernandez @charkable @frankiemontero & the entire crew involved whose hard work shines through.Thank you to everyone who came out to support! 🙏 much love

Had an amazing time last week at the @bigapplefilmfestival for the nyc premiere of @tylerthefilm !!! thank you to @m.vanburen & @georgewritesbad major shoutout to the cast @carlosmorrowfernandez @charkable @frankiemontero & the entire crew involved whose hard work shines through.Thank you to everyone who came out to support! 🙏 much love

Had an amazing time last week at the @bigapplefilmfestival for the nyc premiere of @tylerthefilm !!! thank you to @m.vanburen & @georgewritesbad major shoutout to the cast @carlosmorrowfernandez @charkable @frankiemontero & the entire crew involved whose hard work shines through.Thank you to everyone who came out to support! 🙏 much love

TYLER official teaser.This film premieres tomorrow at @catskillinternationalfilm festival in the 6-9pm block Eastern Time, followed by a virtual Q&A with director @m.vanburen co-writer @georgewritesbad & myself after the screening.

Tyler has been selected to premiere at @catskillinternationalfilm on Oct 22 & will be followed by an online Q&A.Super proud of the work by this cast & crew and excited to share it with everyone! 💥💥💥

Hbd to the maestro @amirnaderi_official

behind the scenes from TYLER
photos by @m.vanburen

behind the scenes from TYLER
photos by @m.vanburen

La Mousmé, 2023.

This year, as a gift, I made my own study of “La Mousmé,” a painting by Van Gogh from 1888, with Z as the subject.I’ve had a print of this piece in my place for years and was always struck by the resemblance b/t the subject and Z - so this was a great opportunity for me to make a personal gesture out of an homage to one of my favorite artists.
Van Gogh wrote of this painting and the series it’s from as "the only thing in painting that excites me to the depths of my soul, and which makes me feel the infinite more than anything else." I’m really inspired by this feeling & ethos of “soul-work”, and this meditation on intention was the perfect exercise to open myself up to allow for more meaningful & passionate work.

La Mousmé, 2023.

This year, as a gift, I made my own study of “La Mousmé,” a painting by Van Gogh from 1888, with Z as the subject.I’ve had a print of this piece in my place for years and was always struck by the resemblance b/t the subject and Z - so this was a great opportunity for me to make a personal gesture out of an homage to one of my favorite artists.
Van Gogh wrote of this painting and the series it’s from as "the only thing in painting that excites me to the depths of my soul, and which makes me feel the infinite more than anything else." I’m really inspired by this feeling & ethos of “soul-work”, and this meditation on intention was the perfect exercise to open myself up to allow for more meaningful & passionate work.

La Mousmé, 2023.

This year, as a gift, I made my own study of “La Mousmé,” a painting by Van Gogh from 1888, with Z as the subject.I’ve had a print of this piece in my place for years and was always struck by the resemblance b/t the subject and Z - so this was a great opportunity for me to make a personal gesture out of an homage to one of my favorite artists.
Van Gogh wrote of this painting and the series it’s from as "the only thing in painting that excites me to the depths of my soul, and which makes me feel the infinite more than anything else." I’m really inspired by this feeling & ethos of “soul-work”, and this meditation on intention was the perfect exercise to open myself up to allow for more meaningful & passionate work.

some recent shirts hand-painted by me 🕊

some recent shirts hand-painted by me 🕊

some recent shirts hand-painted by me 🕊

some recent shirts hand-painted by me 🕊

some recent shirts hand-painted by me 🕊

some recent shirts hand-painted by me 🕊

some recent shirts hand-painted by me 🕊

some recent shirts hand-painted by me 🕊

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