Manoli Despines
Editing
Biography
Manoli Despines is a filmmaker, film editor, and musician from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He holds a B.F.A. in Film Production from Syracuse University's School of Visual and Performing Arts, where he graduated in 2019. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Known For
The surreal state of childhood perception is evoked in this 35mm portrait of a mischievous duo running amok in the Czech countryside.
I Remember Ashes
A college student named Max recounts his childhood memories from the late 1990s, in which he becomes best friends with a boy named Arthur. As Max and Arthur gather both true and fictitious information about Arthur's neighborhood, they begin to dream up fantastical stories and fictional biographies about the eccentric people who live on Arthur's street, a mysterious place called Locust Lane.
Locust Lane
The Giver Gives to Give is a black and white silent film starring a clown in search of a stage, an audience, a friend.