Alek AbateDirector | Screenwriter | Producer
ALL DAY IS A LONG TIME
2027 | Short Film
LOGLINE:Fighting the delirium of early sobriety, a Florida teenager dodges his probation officer in an effort to get high one last time. Adapted from the novel by David Sanchez.
CAST:Sage Ftacek
Bobby Naderi
Aaron Bray
Mary Skinner
April Cardenas
Sean Thor Conroe
CREW:Alek Abate | Director & Writer
Fayza Shammin | Producer
Max Cea | Co-Producer
Bill Kirstein | Director of Photography
Sushant Chaudhary | Editor
Alix Madigan | Executive Producer
Bavand Karim | Executive Producer
John Henry Hinkel | Executive Producer
Zack Chalmers | Colorist
Lily Cunningham Perini | Re-Recording Mixer & Production Sound Mixer
Cement
2026 | Short Film
LOGLINE:A nightclub owner struggles to balance her work life with her romantic life over the course of one chaotic evening, and is ultimately forced to choose between past and present love.
Official Selection, Buffalo International Film Festival 2026
CAST:Hillary Sproul
Janelle Yull
Bart Elliott
Tate Rehklau
Tut Gregory
CREW:Alek Abate | Director & Co-Writer
Ola Mania | Producer
Chili Shi | Co-Writer
Stefan Nachmann | Director of Photography
Sushant Chaudhary | Editor
Fan Yu | Production Designer
Brianna Chin | Hair, Make-Up & Wardrobe
Zack Chalmers | Colorist
Jeremy McLennan | Sound Mixer
Logan Baldwin | Dialogue Editor
Council Brandon | Music Supervisor
THERE FOR ALL THE MOMENTS
2025 | Short Film
LOGLINE:
Two surfers wait for waves to materialize, until an encounter with an evangelical Christian prompts them to reconsider their decision.
Official Selection, Bowery Film Festival 2025
CAST:Bart Elliott
Tate Rehklau
Joe Casey
CREW:Alek Abate | Director, Writer, Editor
Eduardo Ecker | Producer
Andrew DeNatale | Director of Photography
SILENT INTRODUCTION
2023 | Short Film
LOGLINE:A pretentious record store clerk must defend her music taste after a finance bro tries to purchase a rare used record.
Official Selection, Bowery Film Festival 2024
CAST:Julieta Gozalo-Michaud
Dylan Lesch
Aaron Murphy
CREW:Alek Abate | Director, Writer, Editor, Co-Producer
Raman Nimmala | Producer
Eduardo Ecker | Director of Photography