Film · Producer & Creative Director · 2023
And Again is a narrative short film that cinematically addresses the literary concept of queer time and places it in a cinematic format, telling the story of Lucien through nonlinear fragments. As co-producer for the 35-minute film, I managed a team of 25 student filmmakers through shooting upwards of 60 scenes across the course of a year. And Again is undoubtly the most ambitious film project that I have ever worked on due to the demands of the script. This pushed me to creative problem solve in unexpected ways and reinforced my love for scrappy, zero-budget filmmaking.
I also had the opportunity to creative direct our poster and maaterials shoot working with our photographer, Will Park, to create scenes that captured the fragmentation of the self across relationships through long exposure portraiture.
Following the planning, shooting, and editing process, I directed our marketing and events team to organize an in-person premiere event on campus, which attracted more than 350 attendees. The event helped us raise over $1,000 to cover festival costs through the sale of handmade merchandise, which I designed and silk-screened by hand.
® 2025 SAM COHN