Following a devastating loss, a young woman and her wife leave the city for a one-week stay at a lake house upstate. However, when she meets a mysterious woman who lives next door, her marriage and her mind begin to unravel.
Black Bear meets Tully.
Narrative Feature.
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Written & Directed By: Lindsey Ruggles
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Currently in Post-Production.
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When a global famine strikes, a young woman must rely on others to survive.
Narrative Short.
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Starring: Sarah Nicole Deaver
Written & Directed By: Lindsey Ruggles
Produced By: Kelsey Wilson, Shelby Bartelstein, & Lindsey Ruggles
Cinematography By: Andrew Zeiter
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World Premiere, Cleveland International Film Festival
Official Selection, Dallas International Film Festival
Official Selection, LA Shorts International Film Festival
Official Selection, Cordillera International Film Festival
Official Selection, Portland Film Festival
Slamdance Screenplay Competition Finalist
A queer woman in her late twenties navigates anxiety, identity, and adulthood while “trial and error-ing” her way through antidepressants only to discover that mental health is anything but a straight line.
Web Series.
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Starring: Talia Suskauer
Written & Directed By: Lindsey Ruggles
Produced By: Lindsey Ruggles, Hannah Provisor, & Talia Suskauer
Cinematography By: Kyle McFadden
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All 10 episodes now available to watch on YouTube.
When a young woman Is first introduced to her boyfriend’s family, she enters a world that is entirely different from her own. As his family tries to convince her to stay with them forever, she must fight for her independence, freedom, and ultimately her life.
(Loosely based on the French folktale of the same name.)
Narrative Short.
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Starring: Julia James & Andrew Garrett
Written By: Julia Belanova
Directed By: Lindsey Ruggles
Produced By: Trevor Guyton, Julia Belanova, & Lindsey Ruggles
Cinematography By: Caitlin Brown
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World Premiere, LA Shorts International Film Festival
Official Selection, Culver City Film Festival
Despite their messy break-up, Timothy's mom and dad have remained dedicated co-parents. But when tensions run high during a trade-off, the couple must decide whether this arrangement is truly what’s best for their son.
Narrative Short.
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Starring: Safiya Harris & Angel Blaise
Written By: Elena Flammia & Lindsey Ruggles
Directed By: Lindsey Ruggles
Produced By: Elena Flammia & Lindsey Ruggles
Cinematography By: Elena Flammia
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Currently in Post-Production.
After fifteen years of stubborn silence, an expectant mother decides to call her mom.
Narrative Short.
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Starring: Sarah Nicole Deaver
Written By: Elena Flammia & Lindsey Ruggles
Directed By: Lindsey Ruggles
Produced By: Elena Flammia & Lindsey Ruggles
Cinematography By: Elena Flammia
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A reimagination of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s timeless musical, Sunday in the Park with George - A Virtual Reality Experience uses VR technology to create a feeling for true immersion for the audience. In this VR short, Ashley LaLonde (“Dot”) and Adam J. Levy (“George”) perform the titular song in full 360-degree range.
Virtual Reality Short.
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Starring: Ashley LaLonde & Adam J. Levy
Written By: James Lapine & Stephen Sondheim
Adapted By: Lindsey Ruggles
Directed By: Lindsey Ruggles
Produced By: The Harvard Innovation Lab
VR Cinematography By: Connor Doyle
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Currently in development as a full-length hybrid VR/live performance production.
For viewing inquiries, please contact directly.
In the wake of their mother’s death, two sisters set out on a cross-country road trip to finally attempt their childhood dream of visiting all 50 states, but neither of them has ever changed a tire.
Ladybird meets The Skeleton Twins.
Feature (Dramedy).
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Written By: Lindsey Ruggles
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Currently in development.
Tess and Alex have been friends since their moms were in the same Lamaze birthing class, but now they’re in ninth grade and Halloween is just around the corner. When Alex gets invited to the upperclassmen party by the cool girls and Tess just wants to go trick-or-treating one last time, they are forced to navigate the growing pains of maturing at different speeds.
Mean Girls meets Booksmart.
Narrative Feature.
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Written By: Lindsey Ruggles & Elena Flammia
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Currently in development.
It’s 1887 New York City and a firecracker of a young journalist has just gotten herself committed to the Women’s Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell’s Island. But in order to publish her tell-all article on the dark side of the institution, she’ll first have to survive the cruelty of the hospital’s staff, relying on her so-called “crazy” fellow inmates to do so.
(Based on the true story behind “Ten Days in a Madhouse”.)
Dickinson meets Ratched.
Limited Series (Comedy-Drama).
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Written By: Lindsey Ruggles
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Currently in development.
Determined to prove her worth, a young genetic scientist accepts an assignment to investigate a suspicious compound run by her colleague. Upon arrival, she unknowingly steps into a world of cults, deception, and dark family secrets.
Severance meets Succession.
One-Hour Pilot (Drama)
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Written By: Lindsey Ruggles
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Currently in development.
After traveling to a tiny island off the coast of Maine, a middle aged ghost story writer and psychic medium finds herself trapped when she is named the interim head of her late ex-wife’s inn and must work with the community—both past and present—to resolve a centuries-long territory dispute concerning the land on which the inn was built.
The Good Place meets The Haunting of Bly Manor.
Half-Hour Pilot (Comedy).
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Written By: Lindsey Ruggles
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Currently in development.
