Maple Wood Films

10/21/2021

This was one of the fastest and craziest shoots of my life.

Three days of constant shooting by Luke Fletcher and myself but it turned out to be a really meaningful film that tells some incredible stories.

This was also probably my favorite documentary-style project that I've edited because the stories of Sterling, Anthony, and Pastor John were so powerful and drove the film forward in a super interesting way.

Overall, super honored to have worked on this project for Adult & Teen Challenge TeenChallenge Jamaica and North Carolina Boys Academy

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08/28/2021

A few stills from my short film that I’ve been working on for the last couple months which wrapped last week.

Making a film is always such an insane experience and this one was the craziest one yet. We filmed in over 20 different locations over the course of 6 days which made planning it out not very fun. But it was totally worth all the work everytime we got to a new location and it was just as awesome as the previous one.

I’m so thankful for all the cast and crew who worked on this and how much they poured in to make the film that I had in my mind. It was a lot of work, but I think the end product is going to be something really special.

and were both amazing actors who put in the hard work to make these characters feel real. The rest of the cast also gave it their all and helped flesh out a world that felt real.

Who knows when I will get some free time to start editing this thing since the next month or two are still pretty crazy but I hope it’s soon.

Writer/Director - Me
DP -
1st AC -
1st AC - .knaus
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Grip - .photography
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Script Supervisor -
BTS -
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Extra help -

Cast






Thomas Church
Walker O’Duggan

07/22/2021

I got to shoot this fun little ad for .co while Bri and I were in the Dominican Republic. (The little waterfall was here in Virginia)

Not sure if ever really wanted to be an actor/model but I think she knew it was part of the gig when she married me so she can only blame herself.

02/12/2021

Here’s some behind-the-scenes shots from the recent ems commercial that I directed.

I have very few good bts pictures despite being on so many sets so I’m very thankful for these great shots.

01/01/2021

Happy New Years everyone! Took these on Christmas Eve while visiting Bri’s grandma who lives in rural Kansas.

09/04/2020

Just finished a film for Chosen Children Ministries

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01/17/2020

Got an instant camera for Christmas and went to Cancun with my wife and some friends so 2020 has been pretty lit so far. :) @ Cancún, Quintana Roo

09/15/2019

After going from Lynchburg > DC (for a wedding) > Charlotte > Dallas > Lima (Peru cities start here. Most of these are villages along the Amazon river basin) > Iquitos > Nauta > Ollanta > San Juan > Union > San Juan > Ollanta > Nauta > Iquitos > Nueva Vida > Iquitos > Lima > Miami (back to US cities) > Charlotte > Lynchburg > Forest (for another wedding) > Lynchburg, my 15 days of continuous working are over. I am a tired boy but it’s been a banger of a time. 📷: