Film Work
Operation Bastion
The Garage Operation Bastion: The Garage is a short documentary-style film exploring discipline, faith, and quiet resilience through the lens of a veteran rebuilding himself—physically, mentally, and spiritually. Set in a modest garage turned training space, the film captures the raw, unpolished reality of preparation: early mornings, solitary work, prayer, sweat, and repetition. There are no crowds, no applause—only commitment. The garage becomes a modern bastion, a place of refuge and refinement, where strength is forged away from the noise of the world. Blending documentary realism with cinematic atmosphere, Operation Bastion: The Garage reflects on what it means to keep showing up when no one is watching—and how faith, routine, and purpose can anchor a life after chaos. This film serves as an early chapter in the Operation Bastion series and the expanding Battle Comics Film Studios universe, grounded in veteran experience, spiritual reflection, and the pursuit of meaning through action.
He Still Owes Me $30
He Still Owes Me $30: is a short paranormal documentary that explores belief, coincidence, and the unseen connections between the living and the dead. The story begins at a horror convention in Rosemont, Illinois, where filmmaker Geovannie Cano jokingly interacted with a “ghost communication” device operated by paranormal investigator Neal Gibbons, founder of Graveside Paranormal. When Cano casually asked the device to tell his recently deceased friend that he still owed him thirty dollars, the machine unexpectedly responded with the friend’s name — a moment that instantly shifted skepticism into something far more unsettling. Seeking understanding rather than spectacle, the film centers on an intimate interview with Gibbons inside his Orland Park home, where he reflects on a decade of leading paranormal tours through the neighborhoods where he was born and raised. As Gibbons shares his experiences, beliefs, and faith, the documentary moves beyond ghost stories to examine why people search for meaning in mystery, grief, and the unknown. Grounded in honesty and curiosity, He Still Owes Me $30 is not about proving the existence of ghosts — it is about exploring what happens when a joke meets the possibility of something real. The film invites viewers to question coincidence, faith, and the thin veil between worlds, asking one simple but haunting question: What if your friend can really call you back?
Sniffing out the rat (elevator scene)
Sniffing Out the Rat is a tense short film that captures a single moment of suspicion inside an elevator, where power, paranoia, and silence speak louder than words. Set in a confined space, the film follows Vince, a mob boss who already knows the truth — one of his own associates is a rat. What unfolds is not an interrogation, but a psychological standoff. As the elevator ascends, Vince studies every movement, every breath, sniffing out betrayal without ever having to say it out loud. The associate realizes too late that the verdict has already been decided. Designed as a tone and mood piece, Sniffing Out the Rat explores dominance, fear, and the unspoken rules of organized crime. With minimal dialogue and controlled tension, the film serves as a visual and thematic precursor to a future, larger mafia story — one where loyalty is currency and betrayal is a death sentence. Stylized, restrained, and driven by performance, Sniffing Out the Rat demonstrates how menace doesn’t need violence to be felt — it only needs certainty.