Co-Producer - Co-Director - Co-Writer
Logline: Two lovers, countless lifetimes, one fate they can’t escape, but to break the cycle, they must learn that the only way... is to let go.
Synopsis: This Magical Moment in Cosmic History is a genre-bending, time-hopping love story that unfolds across the multiverse. When Apollo and Celeste fall in love under a rare solar eclipse, their connection transcends lifetimes, but fate has other plans. In timeline after timeline, from sitcom kitchens to spy thrillers, fantasy kingdoms to technicolor moonlit musicals, Celeste dies at the moment of total lunar eclipse on her 30th birthday. Determined to save her, the lovers leap through universes to rewrite the story. But the more they try to control the outcome, the more the universe pushes back. With heartfelt performances, dazzling shifts in style and genre, and a deeply spiritual undercurrent, the film explores surrender, love, and the cosmic mystery of timing. Equal parts rom-com, musical, fantasy epic, and metaphysical meditation, this 21-minute short is both wildly imaginative and deeply human.
Film screened at: LoudFrame, Culver City Film Festival, Independent Film MarketFest (LA), Roma Short Film Festival, Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival, California International Shorts Festival, Planet 9 Film Fest, Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival, London Lift-Off Film Festival
Nominee at Venice Shorts
Finalist at Castle Rock Film Festival
This Magical Moment in Cosmic History began as pure creative joy, the kind of project that flows out of you because it has to exist. After months of dreaming and bouncing ideas around with my partner Alex, we knew we had stumbled onto something special: a love story so powerful it tries again and again to outlive fate.
I was drawn to the challenge of telling this story across multiple genres and timelines. As both director and production designer (check out my production design work here), I wanted to stretch our creative muscles. We transformed our apartment into three of the distinct worlds in the film, from warm rom-com intimacy to otherwordly futuristic sci-fi laboratory. Each genre became a love letter to the stories that shaped us: the emotional honesty of Eternal Sunshine, the playful energy of Ocean's Eleven, the visual boldness of Poor Things.
At its heart, this film explores what happens when we try to control love through logic and repetition. Celeste keeps reliving this night, desperately trying to outrun fate through science and reason. But Apollo helps her discover that sometimes the most radical act is surrendering and choosing to be present for the magic that's already happening.
The multi-genre concept wasn't just stylistic fun (though it was that too), each world reflects a different aspect of how we experience love. The rom-com warmth of possibility, the action-packed thrill of pursuit, the sci-fi anxiety of trying to engineer perfect outcomes. Through it all, Celeste and Apollo keep finding each other, proving that some connections transcend timelines, genres, and even our best attempts to control them.
This story is ultimately about creative love. The kind that builds worlds, changes timelines, and makes art. The kind that believes in magic, trust, and letting go of where you think you "should" be embracing where you are.
I hope it resonates with anyone who's ever felt stuck in a loop, dreaming of the moment that changes everything.
