Directing

Talia Light Rake

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9 titles

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The Last O.G. poster
6.4

An ex-felon is shocked to see just how much the world has changed when he is released from prison for good behavior after a 15-year stint and returns to his newly gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood.

The Last O.G.

2018

Recesses poster
NR

Set within a frozen midwestern atmosphere, an overworked elementary school secretary waits with a student to be picked up after being disciplined for an “inappropriate” drawing.

Recesses

2025

Mattress Express poster
8.0

After twins Ben and Rosie botch their only chance to pull their childhood home out of foreclosure, their night spirals out of control.

Mattress Express

2023

Too Romantic poster
NR

In a glossy rom-com world, Samantha Carr is a struggling influencer known for her anti-love love songs and carefully curated online persona. When she collaborates with viral creator Mac Mayhew, their instant chemistry turns a songwriting session into an unexpectedly perfect date. But after an awkward and emotionally confusing sexual experience, Samantha’s world begins to crack, forcing her to question whether she’s chasing real connection - or if it’s all just for show.

Too Romantic

2026

The Captives poster
NR

When her mother gives Jolie an ultimatum, she is suddenly forced to face who she is and who she ultimately wants to become.

The Captives

2024

Angels Pull Your Hair poster
10.0

Angels Pull Your Hair is a narrative short about Danielle, a young Black woman grappling with the lasting impact of being raised by a mother with untreated mental illness. As Danielle struggles to make sense of her past, she’s haunted by the fear that she’s inherited her mother’s condition — a fear that takes form in the figure of a faceless sleep paralysis demon

Angels Pull Your Hair

2026

Series credits

Behind the camera

Recesses poster
NR

Set within a frozen midwestern atmosphere, an overworked elementary school secretary waits with a student to be picked up after being disciplined for an “inappropriate” drawing.

Recesses

2025

Mattress Express poster
8.0

After twins Ben and Rosie botch their only chance to pull their childhood home out of foreclosure, their night spirals out of control.

Mattress Express

2023

Too Romantic poster
NR

In a glossy rom-com world, Samantha Carr is a struggling influencer known for her anti-love love songs and carefully curated online persona. When she collaborates with viral creator Mac Mayhew, their instant chemistry turns a songwriting session into an unexpectedly perfect date. But after an awkward and emotionally confusing sexual experience, Samantha’s world begins to crack, forcing her to question whether she’s chasing real connection - or if it’s all just for show.

Too Romantic

2026

Too Romantic poster
NR

In a glossy rom-com world, Samantha Carr is a struggling influencer known for her anti-love love songs and carefully curated online persona. When she collaborates with viral creator Mac Mayhew, their instant chemistry turns a songwriting session into an unexpectedly perfect date. But after an awkward and emotionally confusing sexual experience, Samantha’s world begins to crack, forcing her to question whether she’s chasing real connection - or if it’s all just for show.

Too Romantic

2026

The Captives poster
NR

When her mother gives Jolie an ultimatum, she is suddenly forced to face who she is and who she ultimately wants to become.

The Captives

2024

Angels Pull Your Hair poster
10.0

Angels Pull Your Hair is a narrative short about Danielle, a young Black woman grappling with the lasting impact of being raised by a mother with untreated mental illness. As Danielle struggles to make sense of her past, she’s haunted by the fear that she’s inherited her mother’s condition — a fear that takes form in the figure of a faceless sleep paralysis demon

Angels Pull Your Hair

2026

We Are Kings poster
5.0

Lin and his best friend sneak into his mom’s Chinese restaurant to pirate DVDs—until his high school crush walks in, forcing him to choose between friend, family, and love.

We Are Kings

2025

The Sandwich Line poster
NR

A young woman who has given up on finding love, stumbles upon a magical sandwich line where everytime she buys a sandwich, she gets a date.

The Sandwich Line

2025