Farther Along is a proof-of-concept for a half-hour LGBTQ+ comedy series about a devil-may-care pastor (Succession’s Peter Friedman) and his tightly wound gay son (Blair Peyton) navigating life after loss. The short also stars Clara Wong (Billions), NaTonia Monét (The Other Two), and Mia Rose Kavensky (Meet Cute in Manhattan).
WORLD PREMIERE: Dances with Films NY, 1/2026
Directed by MJ Bernier & Emily Draper
Written by Blair Peyton
Produced by MJ Bernier & Mia Rose Kavensky
Sam (River Knight) navigates life as a breakout opera star trying to crossover into pop music stardom. When a shadowy figure from his past shows up, Sam can no longer keep his "truth" a secret and reveals himself to be something the world has not seen for centuries.
WINNER: Best Ensemble Performance, SOHO International FF, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Flickers' Rhode Island FF, 2025
NOMINATED: Best of Fest, SOHO International FF, 2025
Produced by MJ Bernier
Written & Directed by David Stillman Meyer
When a member of Gamma Gamma Delta reports a string of thefts from the chapter house, Katie, the chapter’s disgraced former president, flounders to defend herself before the sorority exec board.
WORLD PREMIERE: Oxford Shorts FF, 9/2024
US PREMIERE: Chelsea FF, 10/2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Garden State International, Big Muddy International, Richmond International, Philadelphia Independent, Ridgefield Independent, Big Apple, Reel East Texas, RFN Indie, Greenpoint, Richmond Film Network, Louisville's International Festival of Film, Black Bird (2024-25)
NOMINATED: Best Screenplay, TBUFF, 2024
Produced by MJ Bernier & Mia Kavensky
Written and Directed by Emily Draper
Mayellen, recently divorced and feeling lost, must pack up her late grandmother's beach cottage for sale. When a neighbor with dementia bring up old memories, Mayellen has no choice but to confront her grief directly.
WINNER: Best Actress Narrative Short, Mystic FF, 2025; Best Screenplay, Calgary Independent FF, 2025; Best US Short, Best of Fest, Best Leading Actor, Green Mountain Intl FF, 2025; Audience Award, Norwalk FF, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION: New Faces New Voices FF, Flickers' Rhode Island FF, Massachusetts Independent FF, Provincetown Intl FF, Long Island Intl Film Expo (2025)
NOMINATED: Best of Fest, SOHO International FF, 2025; Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Green Mountain Intl FF, 2025
Produced by MJ Bernier & JJ Maley
Directed by Sierra Schnack
Written by Anna Clare Kerr
A delusional millennial from the Bronx gets in the ring with a junior boxing champion known as The Smoke.
WORLD PREMIERE: Dances with Films NY, 12/2024
WINNER: Audience Award for Best TV Pilot, Dances with Films NY, 2024; Best Episodic or TV Pilot, Bowery FF, 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTION: SOHO International FF, Bowery FF, Beverly Hills FF
Produced by MJ Bernier
Directed by Ruthie Marantz
Writer, Executive Producer & Lead Jessica Catalano
A Film by MJ Bernier
Produced by MJ Bernier, Lilian Rivard, and Artoffact Records
DP Gemma Doll Grossman
Starring Ev Vigil & Mimi Mookhiif
Filmed in Joshua Tree, CA, 2020
A Film by MJ Bernier
Produced by MJ Bernier, Lilian Rivard, and Artoffact Records
DP Gemma Doll Grossman
Filmed in Joshua Tree, CA, 2020
A Film by MJ Bernier
Starring Kristina Esfandiari
Co-Editors Rhys Stevenson & J. Tacke
DP Rhys Stevenson
Colorist Kevin Canavan
Special thanks to Winston Case
Filmed in New York, NY
A Film by MJ Bernier
Executive Producer Jess Good
Edited by Qinling Li & MJ Bernier
Filmed in San Francisco & Oakland, CA
WINNER: Best Documentary, Mindfield FF
OFFICIAL SELECTION: Out on Film, Garden State Intl FF, Big Muddy Intl FF, Capitol Hill FF, Reel East Texas FF (2019-2020)
NOMINATED: Best Documentary, Tampa Bay Underground FF, 2019; Best Documentary, Art of Brooklyn FF, 2020; Best Documentary, Oxford Intl Short FF, 2020
