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After nearly a year of growing it out, I finally decided to cut my hair. The end result was dramatic. Featuring "emotional haircut" Written by Gavin Russom, Pat Mahoney and James Murphy Performed by LCD Soundsystem Directed by, edited by and starring Morgan Bowles Cinematography by Faeth Rodriguez Location Owner Kasper Rain Production Assistant Ben Starkey Featuring [subpar] Guitarist Nic Blocker Bassist JJ Shafe Drummer Elan Johnson Shot on Canon 70D Edited using Adobe Premiere Pro CC

"Roses" is a psychological thriller starring Gabriel Carter, Martina Biljan and Olivier Lunardi. It's a short film produced by Vancouver Film School in 2019. Dave is a middle aged, unemployed family man with an obsession for his front lawn. When he learns that his neighbor has planted a new rose bush in his front yard, it sends Dave into a competitive, bloodthirsty frenzy. Also starring Alyssa Brady and Louis Lin Written and Directed by Morgan Bowles Produced by Bruno Zaia Augusti Director of Photography Kyle Eastwood Production Designer Mak Starkweather Edited by Aaditya Bhardwaj Music composed by Jordan Andrew Shot on RED EPIC Dragon Filmed in Port Moody and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada #growingdarker

Morgan Bowles is a writer and director based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. His directing demo reel includes clips from his films: The Throne of Blood (2015) The Job Interview (2016) La Esencia (2018) Roses (2019) Wake Up (2019)

Samuel, a food blogger starving for a new story, is thrown a lucky bone by a renowned and popular chef named Benito. But as the veil unfolds on Benito and his restaurant, Samuel finds himself torn between his own destiny and those whom he holds most dear. Written and Directed by Morgan Bowles Produced by Dan Felska Starring Tom J. McCoy as Samuel Adam Berardi as Benito Emma Heim as Emma Produced by the Scottsdale School of Film and Theater Shot on RED Copyright 2018 Essence Productions LLC All Rights Reserved

Roses is a dark comedy/thriller about a man named Dave who goes into a competitive floral frenzy when his neighbor plants a beautiful rose bush in his front lawn. Roses will be streaming ONLINE for free on YouTube and Vimeo on Friday, May 1st 2020. Follow our Instagram and Facebook pages for more information and updates! #growingdarker https://www.facebook.com/rosesshortfilm https://www.instagram.com/roses_short_film/

If you discovered an unknown button on yourself, what would you do? Shot on RED Dragon Edited using Adobe Premiere Pro CC Video portfolio submission made for CSULB Big thanks to Sam Felker and Shawn Mitchell for helping me on this project!

Jeremy, a young college graduate looking for work, pursues a job listing with a lot of money to offer but no details on the work itself. Curious and hungry for money, the advertisement leads Jeremy to Mr. Anderson, a stubborn but desperate employer whose unorthodox questions will hopefully lead him to the right man for the job. I re-visited this piece for a portfolio/editing class I took in Spring 2017. This version is a full minute shorter, color-corrected to look crisper/more stylized and layered with cleaner audio. Enjoy!

What is it? More importantly... what the hell is it? Co-directed by Mak Starkweather and Morgan Bowles Starring Mak Starkweather Shot and Edited by Morgan Bowles Post Production Supervisor Tanya Jutras

A kid using the bathroom witnesses a murder outside his stall. Can he slink away from the killers without getting noticed? Shot on Canon 7D Directed by Morgan Bowles Director of Photography: Kayla Tekautz Starring Ben Hurler John Vidra Manny Piedra Taro Schmeeckle (Re-upload because the first render was cut off at the end)

Burnt is a short film Written, Produced and Directed by Morgan Bowles. The film documents the high school career of Evan (Brandon Caraco) and the problems he goes through as a drug addict and as a student in general. His best friend Payton (Nick Freitas) tries to help him understand his stress but Mary (Meredith Grula), Evan's girlfriend, continues to push him further into addiction. When Evan decides he can't handle the stress of school anymore and he can't live up to James' (Danny Williamson III) quota, he decides to make a difference in his life. This film follows Evan through his problems, his change, and the sacrifices he has to make in order to turn his life around for the better.

An embalmer at work in his mortuary strikes up a conversation with the body he's undertaking when suddenly the remains get a little too personal... Shot on the RED Scarlet at Scottsdale Community College in Studio B, for TCM217 - Advanced Cinematography Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015

How far would you go to win millions of dollars? This was my final project for "The Block" classes: TCM 134, 135 and 136. This was shot on 16 mm 500T film with the Canon Scoopic 16MN. Edited on Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premier CC. A massive thanks to everyone who helped make this project happen! I couldn't have done it without the support of my peers.

Rockband can make people do crazy things Music: Battery By Metallica Master of Puppets