DEPARTING SENIORS

Director: Clare Cooney | 2023 | 85 mins | Thriller | USA | English

After an act of bullying sends kind but awkward high school senior Javier to the hospital he begins having psychic visions that reveal the horrifying truth behind a rash of supposed suicides at his school. It is now up to him and his sarcastic best friend Bianca to unmask a serial killer who’s targeting his classmates before it’s too late. As fiercely anarchic as it is genuinely heartfelt, DEPARTING SENIORS is “‘Scream' for the next generation,” deftly melding true terror with coming-of-age pathos inside the horrors of high school.

DEPARTING SENIORS had a US Theatrical and digital release on February 2, 2024. Distributed by Dark Sky Films, the film made the Top 10 on iTunes on both the Horror and Independent charts. Watch now on AppleTV.

Festivals: U.S. Premiere on Opening Night of the Chicago International Film Festival. Los Angeles Premiere at ScreamFest. Played internationally with FrightFest London, BFI Flare, & at the inaugural Cannes Fantastic Pavillion.

PICK UP

Ex-lovers reconnect on a car ride during the pandemic. Then their masks come off…

Writer/Director - Clare Cooney
Producers - Clare Cooney, Chris Rickett
Cinematography - Olivia Aquilinia
Cast - Clare Cooney & Chris Rickett
Edited by - Clare Cooney

World Premiere: Academy-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival

AFTER

A surviving couple works to begin healing the emotional and psychological wounds of a shared trauma. (2022)

Festivals: World Premiere Cleveland International Film Festival - Academy-Qualifying
CA Premiere at LA Shorts International Film Festival - Academy-Qualifying
North Hollywood Cinefest - WINNER: Best Drama Short
Sherman Oaks Film Festival - WINNER: Best Short Film, Best Performance by a Cast
Chicago Critics Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, Hell’s Half Mile, Cordillera Film Festival, Midwest Film Festival, Charlotte Film Festival, Indy Film Fest,

Director, Editor, Producer - Clare Cooney
Writer, Producer - Alyssa Thordarson
Director of Photography - Jason Chiu
Cast - Alyssa Thordarson, Glenn Stanton, Susaan Jamshidi

RUNNER

A woman goes for a jog and witnesses something she can't run away from.

Written, directed, edited by and starring Clare Cooney

RUNNER played at 15 film festivals across the country, winning 6 awards and garnering Cooney a “Filmmaker to Watch” nomination from the Academy-Qualifying Atlanta Film Festival. It was released on the prestigious shorts channel Omeleto and has received one million views.

Producer: Shane Simmons and Clare Cooney
Director of Photography: Jason Chiu
Cast: Clare Cooney, Will Allan, Travis A. Knight