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The Only Child

Jul 27, 2011

The Only Child

by olucho Fiction, Films, Thriller, Trailers Tags: Editor, Sound Design 0 Comment

A brother and sister, orphaned refugees from Burma, settle into a new home in America. But someone still lurks in the shadows, among the items mysteriously abandoned by the previous owners. Written and directed by Mark Perry and Jiayun Zhuang, editing and sound design by Luis Dechtiar, original score by Marie-Claire Saindon.

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Voice, Fly

Jun 14, 2009

Voice, Fly

by olucho Fiction, Films Tags: Co-Director, Director of Photography, Editor 0 Comment

Four women cross paths while in a prison in Iran. In Farsi with English subtitles. An experiment in improvisational acting and story development, in collaboration with Chantelle Brader and Jonathan Lebensold.

Gravity

Aug 21, 2006

Gravity

by olucho Drama, Fiction, Films Tags: Director, Director of Photography 0 Comment

When Oscar (Anise Meccouri) returns to New York City for a conference, he tries to avoid his old friends and dysfunctional family, who have criticized him ever since he left for school in San Francisco. Flora (Stephany Martinez) somehow manages to get him to come back to their native Lower East Side for a few hours to talk. As their reminisce and argue, they discover the real reason they came here.

Paradigm Shift: Involution

May 5, 2006

Paradigm Shift: Involution

by olucho Fiction, Films, Science Fiction Tags: Director, Editor, Writer 0 Comment

Two ambitious youth with opposing metaphysical viewpoints on the origins of the universe discover what they believe to be the next step in the evolution of the human species. Surrounding them is a network of underground groups battling for access to this precious knowledge.

Changing Times

Dec 31, 2005

Changing Times

by olucho Fiction, Humor Tags: Co-Writer, Editor 0 Comment

The Changing Times Conference attracts 200 youth from all over the world to Townshend Internation School, in the remote village of Hluboka, Czech Republic. I was asked to create this short entertainment piece for the talent show in the last evening.

The Haberdasher’s Tale

Dec 17, 2005

The Haberdasher’s Tale

by olucho Fiction, Films, Humor Tags: Director, Producer, Writer 0 Comment

Geoffrey Chaucer returns from 14th Century England to continue his Canterbury Tales, this time telling of a noble boy whose desire for a life of slavery is betrayed by his own grandiose and unavoidable destiny.

Salt in the Wound

Dec 11, 2005

Salt in the Wound

by olucho Fiction, Films, Thriller Tags: Actor 0 Comment

Chuck, a young writer away from home in search of a real experience, gets caught up in a scuffle between best-selling author Gerald Brandy and his deranged uncle, unwitting subject matter of his slanderous new book. Directed by Will Drinker.

The Triboro

Jul 5, 2005

The Triboro

by olucho Fiction, Films, Thriller Tags: Actor, Co-Producer 0 Comment

The darkest secrets of Olympus Boro unravel in one night, when Grant Masterson and Alex Jones leave their cash-machine of a party to buy more cups, and have a run-in with sinister figures embroiled in an old mystery. A teen thriller shot on 35mm film over the course of a summer, by Writer, Director and Cinematographer Jon Pivko.

A_part

Dec 21, 2004

A_part

by olucho Drama, Fiction, Films Tags: Director, Editor, Producer, Writer 0 Comment

An aspiring journalist discovers something about the psyche of her generation, but she is not sure what it is. A student – poet, insomniac, dreamer – is able to translate her articles into brilliant visions.

Conquer

May 2, 2004

Conquer

by olucho Drama, Fiction, Films Tags: Actor 0 Comment

Jon Pivko’s short film about one youth’s isolation in the urban metropolis. “To live we must conquer incessantly.” -Henri Frederic Amiel

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Film Gods

Apr 27, 2004

Film Gods

by olucho Fiction, Films, Humor Tags: Actor, Co-Writer 0 Comment

Neil Jablot, experimental filmmaker, and Sam Shepard, Spielberg devotee, are roommates in film school. A documentary crew follows their first collaborative effort, the 3-hour IMAX epic “The Day the Moon Stopped the Rain from Falling from the Sky”. A mockumentary written and directed by Jon Pivko.

The Seeker

May 19, 2003

The Seeker

by olucho Experimental, Fiction, Science Fiction Tags: Director of Photography, Editor 0 Comment

“The True Seeker must, before all else, cleanse his heart…” A surrealist, collaborative effort of the Shoreham Youth Group.

Cellular Criminology

Dec 12, 2002

Cellular Criminology

by olucho Fiction, Humor Tags: Actor, Director 0 Comment

This is when I realized that cell phones are the consumers and we are the commodity. A mockumentary.

fireRant

Jun 20, 2002

fireRant

by olucho Experimental, Fiction, Science Fiction Tags: Director, Editor, Sound Design, Writer 0 Comment

In this part-documentary part-fiction film, chaos is masterminded by two opposing groups – angered to the brink of revolution – in the philosophical undergrounds and backstages of a public high school.

LuisGD Studios: Films 99-02 Compiled

May 14, 2002

LuisGD Studios: Films 99-02 Compiled

by olucho DVD Release, Fiction, Films, Trailers 1 Comment

From the vault of LuisGD Studios, available for the first time on DVD are 11 award-winning short films directed by Luis Dechtiar during the early years: 1999-2002. Titles include: “Conspiracy F” and “Conspiracy F2″, “Three Duels”, “Social Enemies”, “fireRant” and the pilot for the superhero TV satire “Throwing Darts”. Special Features include: 7 commentary tracks, artwork and story boards, and hidden easter eggs.

Order the DVD on Amazon.com.

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