Personal work

Being able to capture people’s most enticing moments is one of the best things a filmmaker can ask for. My goal is to captivate my audience through different fields of aesthetics and use of storytelling. Below are short films I’ve directed, shot, and edited.

Sold Sign (December 2017)

A visual poem about the struggles of an unhealthy relationship.

Director & Editor: Samantha K. Tan
Director of Photography & Editor: Gabriella Megni
Music: Kevin Graham

  • Nominee for Best Short at Rough Cut Film Festival 2018

  • Official Selection for 2nd Annual Temple Women’s Fest 2018

  • Official Selection for Lycoming College Film and Video Festival 2018

 

my heART (October 2017)

Demonstrating her love for art, Lillian Duran expresses herself through various types of characters in her paintings, as well as explains what art means to her.

Director, Director of Photography & Editor: Samantha K. Tan

  • Official Selection for 36 Degrees AAFF Asolo Art Film Festival

My Bedroom (October 2017)

An experimental horror about a young girl, named Emily, who wakes up in the middle of the night because of the noises in her bedroom.

Director, Director of Photography & Editor: Samantha K. Tan

  • Official Selection for Short Film Slam, Presented by The Madlab Post 2018

 

It Was… (October 2017)

Director, Director of Photography & Editor: Samantha K. Tan

New Color, New Perspective (June 2017)

Director, Director of Photography & Editor: Samantha K. Tan

  • Official Selection for Rough Cut Film Festival 2017

Body Composition (May 2018)

Director: Kaelyn Lefurgy

Directors of Photography: Samantha K. Tan and Gabriella Megni

Buzz (February 2018)

Directors & Directors of Photography: Samantha K. Tan and Gabriella Megni