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Short Ends Blog

Shot on Kodak Vision Motion Picture film.

Reportage and notes from scenes of my life and on sets.

A short end is a partial roll of unexposed film stock left over during a motion picture production and kept for later use.


  • 2025
    • Dec 18, 2025 Not on the Call Sheet
    • Dec 12, 2025 Free is Happy
    • Nov 13, 2025 Shooting Blanks
    • Nov 4, 2025 Film with Film Friends
    • Oct 21, 2025 The Champ is Here
    • Oct 10, 2025 Stepping Out of Frame
    • Jul 17, 2025 Eddington in New Mexico with A24
    • May 18, 2025 Tahanan
  • 2024
    • Nov 25, 2024 Neg 25.
    • Sep 20, 2024 I'm Just a Ken
    • Jul 24, 2024 Extra, Extra
    • Jun 20, 2024 End of Beginning
    • Jun 3, 2024 Being a Fan
    • May 14, 2024 Restless in a Permanent Kind of Way

Film with Film Friends

November 04, 2025

Some recent stills, working my friend Andres’ short Lluvia de Peces.

I’ve realized that I feel more fulfilled when I’m working with my friends. I can see why directors work with people they know, because it makes the job easier.

Here are some BTS film photos I took on set, for the first part of filming:

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