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Making art, worth the wait.

Our Directors

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Jesse Samos Leaman

Founder / Director

Jesse Samos Leaman is a writer-director whose personal experiences, including living with a mild tic disorder, fuel his commitment to authentic stories and underrepresented voices.

His debut short Lorne, starring Guy Pearce, won multiple awards at festivals like Palm Springs ShortFest and Flickerfest before its acclaimed Omeleto release. Follow-up short Mad Martha streams on SBS On Demand with international awards for direction and cinematography, while his documentary Mother of Chooks screened at Hot Docs and earned a Jury Citation at the Thomas Edison Film Festival.

He’s directed award-winning music videos, most notably for singer-songwriter Didirri, earning a 2023 Australian Directors Guild nomination for Best Direction.

Known for resonant worlds rooted in raw reality and existential depth.

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Taylor Adams is a screenwriter based in Melbourne, Australia. Since his debut 'Lorne' in 2015, showing at festivals such as Palm Springs International Film fest, Nashville, Paris and Australia's own Flickerfest, Taylor has gone on to write and direct several short films, earning finalists places in both the 48 hour film fest and the Unscene film competition 2018 and 2019.

Writer / Director

Taylor Adams

We are storytellers. We are here in the effort of beauty.

Press & Articles

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“Guy Pearce faces the dark consequences of isolation and loneliness in Jesse Leaman's ‘Lorne’”

- Directors Notes

“Guy Pearce comes home to go bush in local short for Flickerfest”

— The Sydney Morning Herald

“…Leaman Dances Through a Nightmarish Reality in His Compelling Video for Sam Phay’s ‘After Life’”

- Directors Notes

“…Lorne is grappling and tense, bringing us on an edgy and uncomfortable little journey – in the best ways possible.”

— Film Shortage

ADG, Best Direction in a Music Video Nomination for Didirri - Often Broken

— ADG 2023 Award Nominations