PROJECTS
AWARD-WINNING FEATURE-LENGTH SCRIPTS
THE ONLY WAY OUT
This heart-pounding action-thriller won the 2025 TrackingB Screenplay Competition, was a Semifinalist in the prestigious 2020 Nicholl Fellowship Screenplay Competition and was a FINALIST in the Alliance of Women Screenwriters Screenplay Competition. The logline is currently under wraps as the film is officially in packaging with two producers and a director attached. We are currently seeking financing, distribution and a kick-butt A-list actress to star in the leading role!
IN THE SHADOW OF LONG'S PEAK
This award-winning, heart-pounding adventure-thriller and Semifinalist in the 2016 Page Screenwriting Competition is about a grief-stricken search and rescue commander who is forced to confront the mountain that killed her husband in order to save her troubled teenage daughter. IN THE SHADOW OF LONG'S PEAK is currently being adapted to a novel.
E-BOOK
An educational e-book master class that teaches you everything you need to know to craft a winning Hollywood pitch.
ONLINE SERIES
A hilarious, yet educational series of "Do it Yourself" videos guaranteed to make you laugh while teaching you a thing or two...
Season 1: MAMA FIX IT™ (2023/2024)
Giaquinto Productions, LLC
Creator, Writer, Producer, Director, Host, Editor, Etc.
DOCUMENTARY
HONEY: FROM HIVE TO TABLE (2023)
(Short, currently in post production)
Giaquinto Productions, LLC
Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Editor
Amy visits Hug-a-Bee Honey, a Colorado company run by her mom. There, she, alongside her mother, father, husband and their two kids, document the fascinating process of harvesting honey and bringing it from the hive to the table.
SHORT FILMS
RAINBOW BRIDGE
(Finished/Screened/Seeking Distribution)
Leah H. Naess, LLC
Director, Director of Photography, Set Photographer, Script Consultant
Written and Produced by Leah Naess
When a young boy's dog gets sick, his sister must convince him to do what's best for his furry friend, even if that means making a very difficult decision. This film was created as a gentle way to help educate pet owners about the euthanization process and inform them of the various options they have when it comes to saying goodbye to a beloved pet.
NINJAD (2020)
Giaquinto Productions, LLC
Writer, Producer, Director, Actress, Director
of Photography, Editor
A wonderful gift turns out not to be so wonderful in this hilarious one-minute short.
An award-winning environmental comedy about a young boy who is determined to stop climate change, even if it means pulling the tires off of his father's car. TIRE SWING won American University's Eco Comedy Video Competition and premiered at the DC Environmental Film Festival. It has since gone on to win numerous film festivals and has screened at various national and international film festivals. TIRE SWING was also picked up for distribution by The Longmont Channel.
Giaquinto Productions, LLC
Writer, Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Actor, Editor, Sound, Stunt Coordinator, Stuntwoman, Etc.
This 1-minute short action-thriller was created for the Audience Awards Film Competition. It's the story of a compromised FBI agent who fights a brutal terrorist leader to get a disc that contains the formula to save humanity from a deadly bioweapon. The film did extremely well in the Audience Awards Film competition, received great feedback, and, although it didn't win any awards, in terms of views, it was one of the top five films in the festival.
Giaquinto Productions, LLC
Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Sound, Voice Over, Director of Photography, Etc.
Winner of the 2018 Moondance Film Festival, this award-winning short film has become a film festival favorite. Premiering in Los Angeles, CA at the Stories of Hope Film Festival, THROUGH GABRIEL'S EYES is about a 7 year-old boy wants to buy a gun and transform it into something truly inspirational. THROUGH GABRIEL'S EYES was also picked up for distribution by The Longmont Channel.
Giaquinto Productions, LLC
Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Editor, Sound, Director of Photography, Stunt Coordinator, Etc.
This hilarious comedy, an audience favorite, which premiered at the Front Range Film Festival in Longmont Colorado, is about a stressed-out husband and wife, determined to save their marriage with a date night in when their babysitter cancels last-minute.
Giaquinto Productions, LLC
Writer, Producer, Director, Actor, Editor, Sound, Director of Photography, Stunt Coordinator, Stuntwoman, FX Coordinator, Etc.
Created for the Front Range Film Festival's Movie Making Marathon, with special thanks to The Longmont Channel, SUPER MOM is the story of a fed-up mom who goes after the thug who stole her son's prized ukulele. It won First Place in the Front Range Film Festival's Movie Making Marathon and made its international premier after being chosen as an Official Selection of the CIM Sueca Film Festival in Valencia, Spain. SUPER MOM picked up distribution on The Longmont Channel.
Check out my Front Range Film Festival interview with Project Nerd.
Also, be sure to check out my Lessons in Filmmaking blog about the making of SUPER MOM.
TELEVISION
A MOMENT WITH... JESSICA DAZZO (2016)
Giaquinto Productions, LLC,
Produced for The Longmont Channel
Writer, Producer, Director, Interviewer
A television interview with Jessica Dazzo, author of the spectacular young adult novel, Super Me, and the short story collection, Twenty-Five Hundred. Be sure to check out her books!
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COMMERCIALS
CITY BALLET OF LOS ANGELES (2009)
Women in Film Los Angeles
2nd, 2nd AD
Directed by Romell Foster-Owens
MUSIC VIDEOS
LONELY CHILDREN (2007)
2nd AD
Produced by Jon Caplan and Maria Snow
Written and Directed by Maria Snow
*Winner 2007 Spirit of Moondance Award Music Video
