Filmmaker, Writer, Actor, Editor
Resume:
CONNOR J. MORLEY
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Objective
Recent Film Studies Graduate seeking entry level position in all areas of film and television production. To achieve gainful employment with a goal of increasing knowledge and experience within the film and entertainment industry. Experience
2012-2024: Dave’s Marketplace
- Service Clerk
September 2013-June 2014: Wrote a Screenplay for final Senior Project in High School titled “Bar Room”.
September 2014-May 2020: Student at Rhode Island College. Major in Film Studies.
Fall 2015: Extra on the film The Purge: Election Year.
- Included 10 hours of filming one scene involving a presidential debate Spring 2016: Boom operator for an independent short film “First Draft”. April 2018: Directed a short film titled “Duplicate”. The film entered into three film festivals.
- Oniros Film Awards: Participant
- Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards: Participant
- Avalonia Festival: Participant and Awarded Best Student Film Award.
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Fall 2018: Directed a micro-short film project titled “RUN”. The film was shot in a single take sequence with the camera following the protagonist in one take without any cuts or edits. The film went on to win first prize in Rhode Island College’s talent contest bringing a total monetary award of 1000.00.
January 2019-July 2020: Internship with Documentarian Film Maker Christian de Rezendes. Responsibilities included: editing footage of interviews about the history of Samuel Slater for the documentary series
“Slatersville”. Slatersville premiered on RI PBS in 2022, and seasons 1 and 2 are now available on Tubi and Amazon Prime.
March 2019: Created an animated short titled “Welcome to War-Whack”. It is a comedy featuring a kid going to the candy store in Warwick, RI showcasing his adventures along the way. The short has won two awards for Best Comedy Short at the Shawna Shea Spring Festival in 2020 and Animation 180 at the Avalonia Festival. The short had its premiere at the SENE Film Festival in 2021, and is now available on YouTube. May 2019: Production Assistant for an animated short that is currently in production titled “Mel and Spunky”. Directed by James Caputo. February 2020: Directed a 30 second PSA for TV Production class about the dangers of texting while crossing the road. Title: “Heads Up”, now available on YouTube.
May 2020: Directed a number of micro-short films at home during the COVID-19 quarantine. These films are:
- “Smile” an experimental horror film
- “Eye” an experimental film focusing on an eye for 23 seconds with no sound. Akin to the style of Andy Warhol.
- “Experiment 4” a stop-motion short focusing on objects, patterns and surfaces.
- “COCHON” a stop-motion short about a tiny pig statue coming to life, wandering around a house kitchen. Filmed entirely on an iPhone 6S. “COCHON” has entered into more than 20 film festivals and has won 5 awards.
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. Best Stop Motion Film: Port Blair International Film Festival, India
. Best Mobile Film: Global Monthly Online Film Competition
. Best Animated Short: Quarantini Monthly Film Festival
. Best Super Short Film: Kosice International Film Festival, Slovakia
. Best Stop Motion Short Film: Uruvatti Film Festival, India Each film can be viewed on YouTube under “Alternative Pictures”. June 2021: Production Assistant for the feature film titled “Space Oddity”, directed by Kyra Sedgwick and starring Kevin Bacon. Responsibilities included: assisting background extras, feeding cast and crew members, taking phone calls and filing paperwork. “Space Oddity” premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2022, and is now available on Hulu. August 2021: Directed a thriller short film for the Providence 48 Hour Film Project titled “The Session, starring Jeff Blanchette and Sissy O’Hara. The film won the Audience Award and Best Directing, and is currently available on YouTube.
November 2021-Present: Walgreens
- Customer Service Associate and Pharmacy Technician March 2022: Production Assistant for the comedy-horror short film titled
“Mob Ghost”, written and directed by James Caputo, and starring Nick Albanese, Jeff Blanchette and Paul Noonan. The film entered into numerous film festivals like SENE and Catalina Film Festival, and won Best New England Short at the SENE Film Festival in 2022. “Mob Ghost” is now available on Reveel.
Spring 2022: Written, Produced and Directed an award winning comedy- horror short film titled “Mrs. Halloway”, starring Sissy O’Hara as the titular character. The film centers on an elderly widow trying to win first place for the 7th Annual Neighborhood Pie Baking Contest, even if it means killing somebody for it. “Mrs. Halloway” had its premiere on October 15th, 2022 at the SENE Film Festival, and was met with tremendous responses from
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the audience. The film went on to enter in 13 film festivals such as World Fest Houston, and has won 7 awards. The awards are:
- Audience Award (Horror Shorts): SENE Film Festival, Rhode Island
- Best Dark Comedy Film: Oniros Film Awards, New York
- Best Acting Ensemble: Oniros Film Awards, New York
- Best Short Film: Alternative Film Festival, Canada
- Best Short Film: The Fear Faire Horror Film Festival, California
- The Sid Haig Award (Best Short): Severed Limbs, Massachusetts
- Best Midnight Movie: Delta Online Film Festival
“Mrs. Halloway” is now available to watch on YouTube. December 2022: Acted in a faux-commercial for the comedy web series titled “The Garden of Wonder”, developed by Adam Carbone. January 2023: Created a petition to release an adult animated sci-fi series titled “Pantheon”, after AMC scrapped the show off their streaming platform (AMC+) for a tax write-off. Since then, “Pantheon” is now available to stream in Australia and New Zealand on Amazon Prime. The petition is still ongoing, in hopes that the show will be available internationally, including the United States.
February 2023: Directed, Edited and Shot an experimental horror short film titled “This Is My House”. The film went on to enter in a few film festivals, and is currently available on YouTube.
May 2023: Associate Producer and Actor for an LGBTQ+ web series about queer cinema in an alternate reality of the Golden Age of Hollywood
(1900s-1970s) titled “PANSY-VISION”, directed by Richard Griffin. Now available to watch on YouTube.
June 2023: Written, Produced, Acted and Directed an award winning comedy short film for the Providence 48 Hour Film Project titled “The Scene”, co-starring Samson Zilic, Vlad Alexandrov, Mike Bannon, David
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Olsen and Julia Tutko-Balena. The film went on to win Best Editor and Best Film (3rd Place) at the Providence 48 Hour Film Festival in August of 2023, and a director’s cut is currently in its festival circuit. The theatrical version is available on YouTube.
December 2023-February 2024: Produced and Acted in a comedy short film titled “Bathroom Trouble”, directed by James Caputo and starring Nick Albanese.
Spring 2024: Associate Producer and Actor for a comedy short film about the Jewish community of Brooklyn titled “Thursday’s Special”, written and directed by Rob Levinson. The film went on to premiere at the Summerdance Film Festival on the 8th of September. June 2024: Shot, Edited and Directed a horror micro-short titled
“Someone’s Coming”. Now available on YouTube.
June 2024-Present: Co-producing and participating as an Assistant Director for a short film titled “Pass, Consider, Recommend”, written, produced and directed by James Kinder. The film stars Sissy O’Hara, Jenson Tavares, Jeff Blanchette and Jeff Ararat.
July 2024: Shot, Edited, and Directed an experimental short film set at Rocky Point Park titled “Graffiti Relic”. Now available to watch on YouTube.
August 2024-Present: Acting in a horror short film titled “Mother Grimm”, starring Sissy O’Hara and Isabel Deschamps, written and directed by Jason Lake.
September 2024: Associate Producer and Actor for Season 2 of the LGBTQ+ web series titled “PANSY-VISION”, developed and directed by Richard Griffin. Episode 1 of Season 2 is now available on YouTube. October 2024: Written, Produced, Acted and directed a horror short film located at Rocky Point Park in Warwick titled: The Fort on Rocky Point,
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co-starring Jeff Blanchette, with audio and cinematography by Gracie Vicente and Alex Lisoukov. The film is currently in post-production. Education
August 2017: attended a screenwriting seminar at Flickers: Rhode Island International Film Festival. Titled: ScriptBiz Rhode Island College: Bachelor’s in Film Studies: May 2020 Awards and Acknowledgments
2013 Rhode Island Film Festival Volunteer Youth Jury Member 2019 Volunteer at the SENE Film, Music and Arts Festival in Providence, RI. Interviewed filmmakers and attendees for upcoming 2021 festival participation.
2020 Short Film “COCHON” entered in film festivals through Film Freeway. Awards granted include:
. Best Stop Motion Film: Port Blair International Film Festival, India
. Best Mobile Film: Global Monthly Online Film Competition
. Best Animated Short: Quarantini Monthly Film Festival
. Best Super Short Film: Kosice International Film Festival, Slovakia
. Best Stop Motion Short Film: Uruvatti Film Festival, India 2021 “The Session” entered in the Providence 48 Hour Film Festival. Awards granted include:
. Audience Award (Group B)
. Best Directing
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2022 Comedy-Horror Short Film “Mrs. Halloway” entered in film festivals through Film Freeway. Awards granted include:
. Audience Award (Horror Shorts): SENE Film Festival, Rhode Island
. Best Dark Comedy Film: Oniros Film Awards, New York
. Best Acting Ensemble: Oniros Film Awards, New York
. Best Short Film: Alternative Film Festival, Canada
. Best Short Film: The Fear Faire Horror Film Festival, California
. The Sid Haig Award (Best Short): Severed Limbs, Massachusetts
. Best Midnight Movie: Delta Online Film Festival
2023 Comedy Short Film “The Scene” entered in the Providence 48 Hour Film Festival. Awards granted include:
. Best Editing
. 3rd Place-Best Film
References: James Caputo, *****************@*****.*** 401-***-****
Vincent Bohlinger, Head of Film Studies, Rhode Island College. **********@***.***
Christian de Rezendes, Breaking Branches Pictures. ****************@*****.***, 401-***-****
Angel Lopez, Store Manager, Walgreens, 2595 West Shore Rd. Warwick, RI 02889. 401-***-****
Brian Chadwick, Store Manager, Dave’s Marketplace, 18 Airport Rd. Warwick, RI 02889. 401-***-****
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