Der Lindenbaum
Director: Arkesh Ajay
Production Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
An absurdist tragicomedy about the existential anxieties of a mediocre Opera singer and his estranged father, as they discover a cure for their unhappiness in the face of the universe's overwhelming indifference.
Soft & Pink
Director: Zoe Ward
Production Design. Costume Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
Queenie Carr, a rebellious 1950s pop singer, must defy her manipulative manager
when they don’t see eye to eye about the direction of Queenie’s career.
Playing as part of Shorts Program 5: Post-Mortem
Dr. Frankenstein
Based on the Novel by: Mary Shelley
MFA 2017; Professor: Mark Worthington
Production Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn, Elizabeth Sherrier
In development
A Version of Victor Frankenstein’s creation, set in the middle of Mexico City.
In the heart of Mexico City, Walton ‘MUNDO’ comes across a worn-out Victor Frankenstein. Walton takes him inside, nurses him, and hears the fantastic tale of the human-like monster that Victor Frankenstein created.
His creation attempts to blend himself into the human society. And for that, he has found the perfect place - the Arena Mexico, the ‘Lucha Libre’ main ring. In the middle of the chaotic Mexico City, here he can hide behind a mask, and his unearthly powerful body is embraced and celebrated.
Victor recounts his story. We ashback to his isolated childhood spent in the company of his cousin, Elizabeth, and the days spent at the university, UNAM (The National Autonomous University of Mexico) studying philosophy, anatomy, and chemistry.
One climactic night, in the secrecy of the university laboratories, he brings his creation to life. When he looks at the monstrosity that he has created, however, the sight horries him, and he runs into the streets. Wandering through Mexico City, Victor runs into an old friend Henry, whom he takes back to the laboratory to the monster. But alas! The monster is gone.
Hiding behind the Lucha Libre mask, it’s not going to be easy to find him...
One Day Notice
Director: Bryce Marrero
Production Design. Costume Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
When a timid agent's assistant attempts to quit his job with one day notice, his washed up boss gives him a final task: sign Hollywood's most valuable A-list star...or die.
Stalled
Director: Shilpi Roy
Production Design: Michael Gallenberg & Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
The Chair
Writer, Director: Eric Ledgin
Production Design. Costume Supervision: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
Free Fall
Director: Paige Greasty
Production Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
Independent Short Documentary 2017
Across all cultures, races, and classes, childhood is a fraught time. Free Fall follows four adults as they remember their childhood struggles and joys through the one object they all experienced together: a bouncy castle
Origin
Director: Mikayla Lyles
Costume Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
Independent Short Film 2018
Oakland, California. Kora And Gina two long time best friends and owners of a consignment store. Kora is a woman lost in the translation of her sexuality, she has long grappled with the feelings of being in love with her best friend.
The Automaton
Director: Alex Reeves
Costume Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
Nominated for Best Costume Design at Film Quest
Breakfast of Champions
Director: Kevin Lee
Costume Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
Submerged
Director: Nathan Nie
Production Design. Costume Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
Int. Bathroom: Out of Order
Director: Paige Greasty
Production Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
Independent Short Film 2017
"....She falls over"
The Night Cleaner
Director: Zoe Ward
Production Design: Naomi Gonzalez Kahn
Independent Short Film 2017
Marla is a night cleaner at a community college. Her only “ friend” is a nighttime radio DJ who offers odd, existential advice.
Barton Fink
Scale Model 2015-2016 MFA
Professor: Mark Worthington Professor: Tony Fanning 2016
Set in 1941, an intellectual New York playwright Barton Fink accepts an o er to write movie scripts in L.A. He nds himself besotted with writer’s block when required to do a B-movie script. His neighbor, the a able and yet unhinged, Charlie Meadows, tries to help, but he continues to struggle as a bizarre sequence of events unfolds.
Barton Fink
Design Concept 2015-2016 MFA
Professor: Mark Worthington Professor: Tony Fanning 2016
Set in 1941, an intellectual New York playwright Barton Fink accepts an o er to write movie scripts in L.A. He nds himself besotted with writer’s block when required to do a B-movie script. His neighbor, the a able and yet unhinged, Charlie Meadows, tries to help, but he continues to struggle as a bizarre sequence of events unfolds.