Films

Films Directed, Produced, and Edited by Lizzy Tolentino

To my Core, All is Well
(Coming 2024)

After a period of going through the motions, Hester’s routine is shattered when a large bleeding cut appears on her hand. In her efforts to conceal the wound from those around her, she discovers that hiding her pain comes at a real cost. 

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A Member of the Family (2023)

Comprised of public domain footage sourced from the Prelinger Archives, the filmmaker explores the ethnographic depiction of Asian people through historical American media and its impact on the wider perception of Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders within our community today.

TSLIL (2019)

An interview with Brooklyn-based tattoo artist, Tslil Tsemet. This film was a collaboration between Madelyn Cardarelli and Lizzy Tolentino

Dinner Party (2019)

A documentary depicting the set up and preparation for a dinner party.

URSONATE (2019)

URSONATE is a video reinterpretation of the poem Ursonate by Kurt Schwitters.

(a film by Lizzy Tolentino)

SOUNDTRACK (2018)

This film explores the life and experiences of an anonymous subject through the evolution of their music taste.

 

Sink (2023)

After receiving a text that her roommate is bringing a guy home from the bar, Eliza must finally face the mess in the kitchen. Cleaning does not go as planned.

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What do you see when you are asleep (2023)

Using in-person interviews with Artificial Intelligence, this documentary takes an inside look into people’s dreams and memories.

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9 HAWTHORNE PLACE (2019)

My father reminisces on his life and relationship with his late mother as he cleans out the closet she kept locked for decades.

FAILURE TO CONNECT (2018)

An objective view of a failed first date.
(a film by Lizzy Tolentino)

SWEET JEAN (2015)

In this hybrid live-action animated narrative film, we witness Jean grow up, learn about the world, and watch as her childhood slips away without her even realizing it.

“Victorious” Music Video (2016)

Official Selection for the 2016 All-American High School Film Festival x Panic! At the Disco Music Video Challenge. Presented and featured on Music Choice Video Chanel.

{ 2016 AAHSFF Official Selections / Press }