A documentary following the heartbreak of one island’s attempt to help refugees.
Currently being adapted into a feature length fiction film by Alexandra Liveris and Faliro House Productions (Before Midnight, The Lobster).
Festivals:
Thessaloniki Film Festival, Greece 2017 Winner, Special Jury Award
Aspen ShortsFest, USA 2017 Winner, Audience Award
Newport Beach Film Festival, USA 2017
Palm Springs ShortFest, USA 2017
Nantucket Film Festival, USA 2017
University of Virginia, USA, 2017
Lebanese Film Festival, Sydney, 2017
St. George Open Air Cinema, Sydney Harbor Bridge, 2017
Poly Theater, UK, 2018
UNHCR Refugee Film Festival, Japan, 2018
Sebastopol Film Festival, USA, 2017
St. Cloud Film Festival, USA, 2017
Solidarity Now, Athens,Greece, 2017
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, 2017
Distribution:
Aeon Magazine, Online feature, 2018
Salon Magazine, Online feature, 2018
Vimeo Staff Pick, Online feature, 2017
Amazon Prime, Online feature 2017
Festival Scope, Online feature, 2017
Selected Press:
Eyes of Exodus is Best of the Month
A forthcoming feature documentary directed by award winning filmmakers Nichole Sobecki and Alexandra Liveris and produced by award winning producers of Insignia films.
Natura follows five women across five continents — from the Sahara to the Arctic — creating a global conversation about motherhood on Mother Earth. From the cradle of civilization to the civilization we've created, this is an epic tale that spans cultures, generations, and the world, exploring our oldest tradition in the face of unprecedented ecological change.
A series of seven short documentaries commissioned by Google Creative Lab. The films follow 6 women in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt who are using technology to create businesses that empower other women in the region.
The anthem film has had over 18 million views on YouTube.
Distribution: YouTube
Selected press: Google Blog
In the wake of divorce and alone in a new country, Treen matches with the “one.” Months later, in what seems to be a fairytale romance, she discovers a huge lie. Who really is the man she loves? Isolated from friends and family, in an exclusive relationship with a volatile stranger, she gets pulled deeper and deeper into a toxic cycle. Will she ever get out and how? Treen finally finds the courage to leave and with the support of other survivors of narcissistic abuse, she begins to heal. www.tidaldocumentary.com for more information.
A rare and intimate view into the world of premiere architect Santiago Calatrava. Plus a gallery installation piece exhibited in the Prague City Gallery and at Nowness.com
Festivals:
Prague City Gallery, Austria, 2018
Maison Architecture, France, 2018
Architecture and Design Film Festival, LA/NYC, 2017
DOCNYC, USA 2016
JD Centre of Art's International Film Festival on Art & Artists, throughout major cities in India 2020
Distribution:
Nowness.com, 2016
Selected press:
Frontrunner Magazine- Alexandra Liveris, A Persistence of Vision
A personal essay film tracking the subconscious of a sleepwalker.
Premiered in competition at Tribeca Film Festival.
Festivals:
NewFilmakers Anthology Film Archives, New York, 2016
Tribeca Film Festival, USA 2014
Let’s All Be Free Film Festival, London 2014
Backyard Film Festival SF, USA 2014
Selected press:
An experimental film exploring a sense of suspended time and space the year film screenings become legal in Riyadh. A young Saudi visual artist meditates on the blurry dimensions of his artistic practice and place in society.
After being mistreated as a part-time hire, Mexican immigrant María finds her voice, a community, and dignity within the San Francisco Women’s Collective. Shot with a hand-cranked Bolex camera on 16mm black-and-white stock.
Festivals:
Souq Film Festival, Italy 2015
Unspoken Film Festival, NY 2015
Sustainable Living Film Festival, Turkey 2015
Shorts TV, Nationwide Broadcast, USA 2014
UNAFF, Nationwide, USA 2014
Newport Beach Film Festival, CA 2014
Sebastopol Film Festival, CA 2014
Cantor Art Museum, Stanford University 2014
Backyard Film Festival, SF 2013
Lunafest, Nationwide, USA and Canada 2013
Distribution: Shorts TV
Selected Press:
Director’s reel
