ALL DAY IS A LONG TIME
2026 | Short Film | Currently in Post-Production
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.
Cement
2026 | Short Film
LOGLINE:Over the course of one frantic night, a burnt-out owner of a declining techno club must fight to keep her romantic life separated from her business concerns.
CAST:Hillary Sproul | Hazel
Janelle Yull | Nala
Bart Elliott | Diluca
Tate Rehklau | Xavier
Tut Gregory | Art
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
Jeremy McLennan | Sound Mixer
Sofia Voss | 1st AD
Devyn Chuang | 2nd AD
Elias Rivera | Production Sound Mixer
Rhea Li | Production Sound Mixer
Jinxin Liu | 1st AC
Council Brandon | Music Supervisor
Brianna Chin | Hair, Make-Up & Wardrobe
Beth Golison | Intimacy Coordinator
Emmet Luciano | Gaffer
Ethan Langenau | Gaffer
Eduardo Ecker | Key Grip
Nadine Jin | Script Supervisor
Anna Dunn | Production Assistant
Josh Akinwumi | Production Assistant
Priyanka Krishnan | Production Assistant
Raman Nimmala | Production Assistant
Amie Song | Production Assistant
Cory St. Ewart | Production Assistant
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 | Zuma
Tate Rehklau | Beckett
Joe Casey | Duke
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 | Izel
Dylan Lesch | Josiah
Aaron Murphy | Clint
CREW:Alek Abate | Director, Writer, Editor, Co-Producer
Raman Nimmala | Producer
Eduardo Ecker | Director of Photography