Patrick James Verlin

Gloria, an aspiring painter, drives on an empty tank. Hands steadfast at the wheel, refusing to fill up, she tempts fate. Colliding with unspoken grievances she tries to reframe herself amongst the missing paintings in her mother's home.

In a coastal village obsessed with standing out, through flashy solos, fierce ping pong matches, and clumsy dates, a young saxophonist takes a different path.

Upcoming short film directed by Patrick James Verlin

An anxious young man struggles to accept his vulnerabilities whilst on holiday in an upper-class summer residence in Sardinia with his overtly masculine family.

Cyriel and Marie, a childless married couple, live on an isolated farm. Their laborious, monotonous lives are turned upside down when a highly virile bull is brought onto their farm. While Cyriel is determined to impregnate their cows, Marie develops an unlikely attraction to the bull.

In a corner of the world rarely mentioned, Princess Sophia is the sole heir to the kingdom of Preanna. After the death of her mother she seeks freedom from her father, an insidious King driven mad by grief. A war brews in the neighboring nation of Nantio as violent revolutionaries stand against Preanna and the royal guard. Sophia endeavors to break the chain of tyranny rooted in her home country and her father's dictatorship.

As Sasha prepares to leave her newly sold home after her husband's passing, his presence lingers in his paintings of her. But an unrelenting fridge leak threatens to destroy them, forcing her to confront her memories. Blending animation and live-action, the film explores loss as a quiet, persistent presence - one that seeps through the cracks, demanding to be felt.