Jennifer Van Gessel

Mongrel

A young misunderstood scientist named Anna is faced with the reality that her father is dying. It is however a moment she has prepared for. Anna has manufactured replacement organs for him by creating a human animal hybrid. When she comes to claim the required organ however, there’s a problem. Her creation, named Bardolph, shows more humanity than her father ever has. Is it right to kill him?

Anoxia

A short film depicting recurring Sleep Paralysis, wherein a young woman suffers her worst episode.

Beast No More

A young biologist, Mary Jane, who focuses on lepidoptery (the study of moths and butterflies), doesn't have the perfect life; she does however have what she considers the perfect son. Tragedy strikes and Mary Jane's world is disturbingly turned upside down. Fleeing the troubled "real world" she embarks upon a solitary bush project. In the isolated and surreal landscape Mary Jane starts experiencing strange phenomena. The opportunity to be a mother again presents itself, only it comes at a cost for Mary Jane and what's left of her family.

Brentwood Strangler

It's the Christmas season and a lonely woman goes on a blind date unbeknownst to her that her date is an active and notorious serial killer, The Brentwood Strangler. Is this love at first sight? Or the worst (and last) date of her life?

The Canyons

The discovery of an illicit love affair leads two young Angelenos on a violent, sexually charged tour through the dark side of human nature.