COLOR-GRADING REEL
updated as of december 2025.
due to the nature of filmmaking and the festival run process, many of my projects are not available to the public (yet). stay tuned!
ON LENNIE
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a short interview documentary on lennie naperotić, a singer-songwriter from croatia. lennie studies music at berklee college of music, and discusses her experiences as an immigrant pursuing a creative career across the world.
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director: ari mei-dan
producers: ari mei-dan & alex magnuson
director of photography: alex magnuson
editor: alex magnuson
colorist: ari mei-dan
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this was made for my vm 242 (intro to documentary production) class at emerson college, with my partner alex magnuson.
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shooting dates october 2024
location boston, massachusetts
END OF SUMMER 2025
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a short video capturing the last week of my summer on super8 film… moving out of my apartment, spending time with friends, seeing music, and getting ready for my move to washington dc. oh so bittersweet!
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shooting dates august 2025
location boston, massachusetts
film used kodak 250T
camera used cosinasound xl50m
developed + scanned by cinelab boston
song burning by maggie rogers
A WEEKEND TRIP TO NC
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a weekend trip to visit my younger brother in durham, north carolina — as well as a day trip we took to asheville. this roll of super8 film was moreso meant as a sweet way to document the weekend.
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shooting dates october 2025
location durham, winston-salem, and asheville — north carolina
film used kodak tri-x reversal
camera used cosinasound xl50m
developed + scanned by cinelab boston
song beast of burden by the rolling stones
CAN’T WAIT FOR PERFECT — barn cat
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can’t wait for perfect by bob reynolds, as performed by barn cat.
recorded & edited by ari mei-dan.
saxophone — matt cincotta.
guitar — luca medina-downs.
bass — tom gladstone.
piano — matt weinstein.
drums — zach brownstein.
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shooting date 20th april 2024
location light club lamp shop, burlington vt .
SUPERSTITION — comatose kids
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superstition by stevie wonder, as performed by comatose kids.
recorded & edited by ari mei-dan.
vocals & guitar — sawyer bouley.
piano — yann calderwood.
bass — kai pasciak.
drums — tobey siegel.
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shooting date 1st march 2024
location a random basement, burlington vt .
"zennah and the black hole" dir. ari mei-dan
"sister, brother, knight" dir. haley gabelsberg
"good romance" dir. jess zhang
"my ghost smells like summer" dir. nattanan jaraschatrkaew
"tapish" dir. riva vig
"zennah and the black hole" dir. ari mei-dan
"sister, brother, knight" dir. haley gabelsberg
"out of the loop" dir. brady zielinski
"tapish" dir. riva vig
"my ghost smells like summer" dir. nattanan jaraschatrkaew
"perspicio" dir. michael latshaw
"sister, brother, knight" dir. haley gabelsberg
"good romance" dir. jess zhang
"strawberries and cherries" dir. ari mei-dan
"strawberries and cherries" dir. ari mei-dan
"perspicio" dir. michael latshaw
"zennah and the black hole" dir. ari mei-dan
"good romance" dir. jess zhang
"my ghost smells like summer" dir. nattanan jaraschatrkaew