Retrospecter

Retrospecter is the partnership of filmmakers Laura Moss and Brendan J. O'Brien.

02/27/2024

We were happy to lose to 'American Fiction' this weekend at the Film Independent Spirit Awards but sad not to be able to publicly thank the people who made 'birth/rebirth' possible.

Luckily many of them were there looking fabulous and so we are posting pics of them now.

02/23/2024

We were honored to join our fellow Best Screenplay nominees for a roundtable discussion hosted by the thoughtful and hilarious Daniel Waters.
If you’d like to see us wear ill-fitting suits while losing to one of these brilliant screenwriters, tune in to the Independent Spirit Awards - live via IMDb on YouTube, this Sun 2/25 at 5:00e/2:00p.

Link below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SzK4-mukiw&t=881s&ab_channel=FilmIndependent

02/22/2024

After a first feature, it’s daunting to figure out what comes next. is incredibly grateful to the Sundance Institute for naming them one of eight filmmakers to receive the 2024 Momentum Fellowship Grant.

02/14/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day from everyone at .
(image cred: Stefanie Lister)

02/12/2024

+ talk to + other Franken-forward filmmakers about the rash of reanimation stories that have filled the multiplex in the last year.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-02-09/recent-revisions-frankenstein-women-in-charge-diablo-cody-interview

01/18/2024

Incredibly proud to see our friend get some much deserved recognition at this year’s 2024 Artios Awards.
The cast you put together for exceeded every expectation we could have dreamed of. We couldn’t have made this film without you.

01/08/2024

The gang’s all here at the Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch. Thanks for a wonderful afternoon.

12/30/2023

made some incredible end-of-year lists. “The feel good movie of the year” - said none of these outlets.

12/22/2023

The Hollywood Reporter has named birth/rebirth the #1 indie horror film of 2023.

12/13/2023

This Sat- Dec 16th, our short film ‘Fry Day’ will screen as part of ’s retrospective celebration of their annual 25 New Faces.
If you’re around- come out and check out early short films from some of today’s most interesting filmmakers when they were shiny and new. (ticket info in bio)

12/05/2023

It’s been a crazy morning for us and for so many who worked on 'birth/rebirth'

Congratulations Judy Reyes. You’re the beating heart of this movie and it couldn’t exist without you.

Congratulations Marin Ireland. Much deserved recognition for ‘Eileen’. One of the year’s most haunting performances.

Thank you to the cast, crew and everyone who have supported us over this last year.

Thank you IFC Films, thank you Shudder, and thank you Film Independent. This is truly unexpected and we are both over the moon.

10/16/2023

Our strike is over, but until SAG-AFTRA receives a fair deal, film + TV remains shuttered and tens of thousands of people are still out of work.

If you or anyone you know needs support, check out the WGA Resources Hub for an extensive, up-to-date list of grants and services: https://bit.ly/strikehelp

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Retrospecter Films

Laura Moss and Brendan O'Brien are NYC based filmmakers. They have been making work together since 2009. Their most recent short film, “Allen Anders – Live at the Comedy Castle (circa 1987)” premiered in Narrative Competition at SXSW 2018.

“Fry Day”, their previous short, enjoyed a lengthy international festival tour, winning awards at SXSW, Tribeca, Palm Springs and Melbourne.

Their work has been written about in Filmmaker Magazine, Moveable Fest, The Independent and No Film School, and has been cited in both the Zombie Movie Encyclopedia and the London Review of Books.

Both are alumnae of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.