Projects
Galilee
Short Film
Based on the novel “Code of the Nightbird”, Galilee follows the story of Julien Grant (played by Mike Pratt), who we meet arriving late at Galilee Baptist Church, an ostensibly beautiful property in coastal New England with more than a few sinister secrets hidden below its pews. This short film adaptation consists of a set of four cohesive scenes pulled from an existing feature-length screenplay. The film is complete and currently in festival competition.
Balls of Tin Season One
Web Series
A film crew attempts to film a series about extreme mountain biking, but they are stuck with a star who cannot ride very well.
Photography Gave Me Cancer (and other stories I tell myself)
Non-Fiction Feature
What happens after a cancer diagnosis? After earning my graduate degree, I thought the hard part was over. But, an unlikely cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment propel me to reconsider my uterus, hysteria and the cultural weight of cancer. I discover that the overwhelming need to find a cause is a dead-end road in the search for meaning. But, there is plenty of space for cultural critique.
Commit to the Line
Non-Fiction Feature
After her cancer treatment, Dermer attends a women’s mountain biking camp in Whistler, B.C. At the camp she meets other women who have faced challenges and overcome obstacles. The women tell their stories and relate how mountain biking gives them confidence and strength. Dermer finds solidarity with these women as she faces the changes in her post-cancer body.