Cole Bacani
Directing
Biography
Cole Bacani is a Filipino-American director, writer, and director of photography. He was born on December 10, 1997 in Stamford, Connecticut; but he spent most of his life in the Chicago suburbs. Cole is an alumni of the USC School of Cinematic Arts. In 2016, he received a Crystal Pillar of Excellence for his cinematography from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Cole focuses on painfully awkward and brutally honest coming-of-age stories.
Known For
Childhood friends Amy and Steve come home from their first semester of college for a relaxed winter break, but must navigate turbulent reunions, unspoken romance, and even an unplanned pregnancy. There's no place like home for the holidays!
12 Days of Christmas
After a year of celibacy, Cathy trusts Jazelle to sexually prepare her for her Friday night D(ate) back in the game. As Jazelle trains Cathy through the steps of first, second, and third base, Cathy must navigate her past fears with love and inexperience with sex while embracing a side of herself she didn’t know existed.
Sex, Baseball, and All Pussibilities
An Asian American teenage girl, dying to lose her virginity, breaks some house rules (among other things) in order to get what she wants.
House Rules
In a dystopian future where telepaths are deployed at the service of a militant regime, a mute girl takes revenge on her father's killer while simultaneously helping the resistance.
Boléro
An astronomy lesson on the scope of the universe by an impassioned substitute teacher sends a pair of high schoolers on an odyssey deep into the mind and out to the galaxies.
Grapefruit & Heat Death!
In a world where your five most impactful memories print as Polaroids from your mouth upon death, Sam and her mother, Ida, struggle to reconnect after Sam's grandfather dies.
Afterimages
When Anna reunites with her old friend Harley, she is confronted with a hazy intimate memory, realizing they may have nothing in common anymore.
A Reason To
With no final destination in sight, a couple takes a leave-it-all-behind road trip up north. Their perspectives on life clash as their relationship unravels.
In Another Place
Gabe, a Filipino-American high school senior, has led his younger cousins through childhood; but as the summer after graduation winds down, his cousins have one last chance to tie him down in Illinois, forcing Gabe to decide what's more important: his family or his future?
Everything Stays
Daniel, a highly accomplished dancer, comes home from college, only to find himself entangled in a battle between himself, his concerned father, and paranoid schizophrenia.
A Beautiful Nightmare
After her latest project is canceled due to circumstances out of her control, Nicole searches for an escape from her defeat.
Like You Said You'd Be
Yolanda Morgan recalls her experiences with racism the impact it has had on her.