New York
Since 1999
CGF Films is an independent motion picture company. We write, shoot, score, cut and finish our own work – features and short films built with intent, made to sit with an audience long after the credits.
We bring the same setup to commissioned projects – music videos, commercials and branded media – for people who want a filmmaker on the job, not a vendor.
Retina
A young woman participates in a medical study. After a series of nightmares and unusual side effects, the line between dreams and reality is blurred. She finds herself on the run from those involved, desperate to uncover the truth.
About the filmFilmography
All films- 2018 Retina Feature · Thriller Screen Media Films · iTunes, Amazon, DVD & VOD
- 2004 Scallop Pond Feature · Mystery thriller Winner · Best Student Feature, Long Island Film Festival
- 2027 Zoey Short film · Fantasy In development
- 2028 Sound of Obsession Short film · Horror In development
- 2029 Untitled feature Feature In development
- 2018 Gargoyles: Fan Film Short · Fantasy Director
- 2008 The Popcorn Man Short · Drama, Fantasy Winner · Best Student Short, Long Island Film Festival
- 2006 An Intimate Talk with Mary Tyler Moore Interview Director
- 2005 Tomorrow Short · War Screened · Long Island Film Festival
- 2002 America’s Nightmare Short · Drama Screened · Deep Ellum Film Festival
Press
All coverage-
SIGGRAPHJuly 2016
Breaking down the set extensions and visual effects of ‘Retina’
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Studio DailyNovember 2015
How one indie filmmaker completed a VFX-heavy feature film in six years on $200,000
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Los Angeles TimesJune 2015
Indie writer-director of post-9/11 thriller ‘Retina’ a multitasking whiz
Commissioned work
Between features we take on a small number of outside projects. Same crew, same standards, same person in the director’s chair.
- Music videos
- Concept through delivery. Narrative, performance, or something stranger – developed with the artist, not handed to them.
- Commercial & branded
- Spots, brand films and campaign content shot with the same coverage discipline as narrative work.
- Post & VFX
- Full post services – editorial, VFX, set extension, color and sound. Retina’s effects were built entirely in-house.
Have something worth shooting?
Music video, commercial, or a feature that needs a director who can also finish it – tell us what you’re making.
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