GLORIA MERCER
DIRECTING REEL 2022
SMOKE EATER
In 1981, a young girl spends a day at the fire station with her mother, the only female firefighter on the force, and witnesses what a typical day of work looks like, for better and for worse.
A SAFE DISTANCE
In the aftermath of a murder, two women lost in the woods make their way back home.
HEKADEMIA
In the near future, an isolated teenage girl enrols in a virtual reality high-school.
Winner: Best Sci-Fi, Hollyshorts Film Festival
ALL HAPPENED BEFORE
A little girl spends a last day with her babysitter.
BOMBING
A comedian struggles to adjust to taking care of her estranged daughter.
Winner: Student Shortwork Award, Whistler Film Festival