about
Edan Ashkenazi is an NYC-based writer, director, and editor. Having grown up with a severe speech impediment, it was only natural for him to fall into the visual world of filmmaking. Working in a multitude of genres such as comedy, drama, fantasy, and romance, he looks to depict life at its most raw, unnerving, and hilarious moments.
Director’s reel
Brief scene samples from two award-winning short films I wrote and directed.
Wilted Flowers (official trailer): https://vimeo.com/453771960
Clockwork (full film): https://vimeo.com/473177014
Please email me at edanmashkenazi@gmail.com for inquiries.
The Life of a Social Distancing Ambassador
Short subject documentary that follows the bewildering reality of an NYC Social Distancing Ambassador during the height of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.
Short subject documentary that follows the bewildering reality of an NYC Social Distancing Ambassador during the height of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.
Cast:
Blain Roberts
Crew:
Director/Editor: Edan Ashkenazi
Producer: Hatuey Rodriguez
Camera Operators: Cece Chan and Zack Chalmers
Production Sound Mixer: Iris Liu
Wilted Flowers
Now screening at NYC Film Festivals, "Wilted Flowers" is a romance/fantasy short film by writer/director Edan Ashkenazi. It follows an elderly woman who discovers that she has the incredible ability to heal her terminally ill husband through the power of her tears.
The film stars Jane Buchanan Timothy Roselle and was written and directed by Edan Ashkenazi. Cinematography by Cece Chan and Visual Effects by Zack Chalmers. Production Design by Fiona Kane. Original Music by Marwan Ramen and Olivia Reid. Edited by Brian Chen and Sound Mixed by Zack Field.
Screening now at festivals, "Wilted Flowers" is a romance/fantasy short film by writer/director Edan Ashkenazi. It follows an elderly woman who discovers that she has the incredible ability to heal her terminally ill husband through the power of her tears.
Cast:
Jane Buchanan and Timothy Roselle
Crew:
Writer/Director: Edan Ashkenazi
Producer: Luke Knox
Cinematographer: Cece Chan
Editor: Brian Chen
Production Designer: Fiona Kane
Production/Post Sound Mixer: Zack Field
Colorist/VFX Artist/Gaffer: Zack Chalmers
Clockwork
Four quarrymen go insane due the magical properties of the clock.
Written and Directed by Edan Ashkenazi in Prague on 35mm film as part of an international collaboration between NYU Tisch and FAMU.
Streaming on Vimeo, “clockwork” is a magical realist, foreign language short about four quarrymen who go insane due the magical properties of the clock.
Made in Prague on 35mm film as part of an international collaboration between NYU Tisch and FAMU.
Cast:
Daniel Mavrov, René Šmotek, Petr Burian, and Karel Seidl.
Crew:
Writer/Director/Editor: Edan Ashkenazi
Producer: Adam Ligas
Cinematographer: Sabrina Ma
Production Designer: Dylan Lanham
Production and Post Sound Mixer: Martin Hejl
Colorist: Felix Nevrela
Narrative editor reel
An assembly of a few scenes from short narrative films that I edited.
Please email me at edanmashkenazi@gmail.com for inquiries. I edit using Adobe Premiere Pro and I'm also proficient in Pro Tools and DaVinci Resolve.