
Russ Emanuel
Directing
Biography
Russ Emanuel is an American filmmaker, producer, and founder of Russem Productions whose work spans narrative features, short films, web series, and documentaries. A graduate of the University of Southern California with studies in cinema, international relations, and Japanese, he has directed films including The Legends of Nethiah, Occupants (later released as Alterverse), and the documentary Restoration of Paradise. His science-fiction thriller Occupants earned the Best Sci-Fi Feature award at Shriekfest and screened at the San Diego Comic-Con International Independent Film Festival.
Known For

A documentarian named Annie has roped her husband into a project that involves setting up cameras throughout their house. Complications arise when the cameras start showing that same couple in an alternate universe.
Occupants

A young boy whose parents are going through a bitter divorce, is given hope and courage through the powerful stories embellished by his grandfather. The stories give the boy the inner strength and resolve to confront the inevitable challenges which lie ahead.
The Legends of Nethiah

Inspired by a true story, "Chasing the Green" tells the story of two young brothers who become millionaires during the early 1990s. Their ambition and drive lead them into conflict with FTC officials, where an over-zealous bureaucrat attempts to destroy their company. The older brother, tries to reconcile the current crisis with conflicts in his own relationships, primarily with his current girlfriend.
Chasing the Green

A futuristic action/thriller with legendary science fiction actors.
The Assassin's Apprentice: Silbadores of the Canary Islands

As a candid interview carries on between the country's leading virologist and a no-nonsense journalist, a couple separated between continents play catch up while a pandemic rages across the globe.
Staycation

Wisper, a successful bar owner, comes home to find his wife and children murdered. As the only black man in a white neighborhood, the police consider him a prime suspect, and Wisper is forced to try to solve the crime on his own.
American Wisper

Traumatized and suffering from amnesia after witnessing a terrible accident, a man who calls himself P.J. is admitted to a hospital, where psychiatrist Alan Shearson tries to get him on the path to recovery. But Dr. Shearson's boss wants to hand over the patient to the state mental ward, and the man's bitter ex-girlfriend is reluctant to help.
P.J.

The seller of a very rare and expensive comic book has devised a somewhat unorthodox way of making sure that it lands in the right hands.
Little Boba

Everyday people live through a government mandated quarantine during a global pandemic while desperate scientists race to find a cure before it's too late.
Quarantine

What happens when a seemingly ordinary priest is confronted by a seemingly ordinary man?
Collar

During a mysterious pandemic, Cassie's quarantine life has turned into a routine, day in and day out. Nothing new seems to happen, until she realizes she's out of coffee. And she's determined to get her cup of joe, even if she must face the horrors of the outside world. Because she'd kill for a cup of coffee. In this part-animated live action short, anything goes.