how far will sixteen year old foster girl ruby go to get the family she’s always wanted?
a pitch black comedy thriller starring ryan simpkins, chloe east, and rich sommer. written and directed by kerry o’neill as a part of the afi directing workshop for women.
walk out nice and smooth
short film / 2023
thirteen-year-old dani and their mother anne embark on an all-day odyssey to flip a stolen laptop. things get weird.
a dark comedy drama starring riley st. john and kate adams in their second collaboration with writer/director kerry o’neill. featuring susan berger, demorge brown, david brown, kendra uncut, and jayson cuevas. premiered at the 2023 palm springs shortfest.
bea at rehab
short film / 2021
after being abandoned at a rehab by her mother, young bea is forced to evade authority figures and fend for herself.
a social realist drama starring riley st. john and kate adams written and directed by kerry o’neill. recipient of the panavision new filmmakers grant, the vanishing angle post production grant, selected for the 2021 short to feature lab, where the short was developed into the coming of age feature, bea.
After being abandoned at a rehab by her mother, young Bea is forced to evade authority figures and fend for herself. Panavision New Filmmakers Grant 2020 / Vanishing Angle Post Grant 2020 / Short to Feature Lab 2021 Cucalorus 2021 / Rhode Island International FF 2021 / NoBudge Exclusive Premiere 2022