short films

Samuel De Mango

Everett's first award-winning short film that played at over 45 film festivals all around the world, including Swaziland, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Bahamas, Canada, Australia and the United States. His beautiful horror-comedy was shot on super-16mm film in Everett's family home in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. 


Trapped in his mother's home, Samuel learns he cannot die because he's made of mango. So Death comes to help him... in the form of a talking mango. 

 

"I wanted to tell a story as if Tim Burton had directed Amelie, and leave the audience wondering wtf did they just watch." -Everett Ray Aponte

Z

In a horrifying 1980's zombie apocalypse, a young couple will be forced to make the ultimate choice.

─ WINNER Best Thriller Short (SBFF)

─ Nominated Best Film Horror/Thriller (TINFF)

─ Nominated Best Short Film North America (TINFF) ─ Nominated Best Short Horror (TINFF)

─ Nominated First Short Film (TINFF)

─ Nominated Best Female Filmmaker (TINFF)

 

CAST & CREW

Director: Everett Ray Aponte

Producer: Lean Tucks

Writers: Lean Tucks & Everett Ray Aponte

Director of Photography: Gene Sung

Queensmate

The Queen of purgatory reigns over the realm of darkness, where men play for their lives against her in a game of chess.

─ WINNER Best Costume (TINFF)

─ Nominated Best Short Film (TINFF)

─ Nominated Best Short Film USA (TINFF)

─ Nominated Best Female Filmmaker (TINFF)

 

CAST & CREW

Director: Everett Ray Aponte

Producer: Lean Tucks

Writers: Lean Tucks & Everett Ray Aponte

Director of Photography: Gene Sung

Happy Birthday

A kidnapped woman finds herself in the middle of a dysfunctional family's birthday celebration and quickly realizes she is the birthday present.

─ WINNER Best Dark Comedy Short (MDRFF)

─ Nominated Best Short Film (TINFF)

─ Nominated Best Short Film Comedy (TINFF)

─ Nominated Best Short Film Horror (TINFF)

─ Nominated Best First Short Film (TINFF)

─ Nominated Best Female Filmmaker (TINFF)

─ Official Selection Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival

 

CAST & CREW

Director: Everett Ray Aponte

Producer: Lean Tucks

Writers: Lean Tucks & Everett Ray Aponte

Director of Photography: Gene Sung

if I was the President

Music Video - Christine Yousefi

dancing with the devil

Music video - Marina Lang

 

Amidst the energy of a lively club, a playful yet subtle power struggle unfolds between two strangers. What begins seems as a fun night of music and dancing with friends carries an undercurrent of tension, as the dynamic between them shifts in unexpected ways. Streaming on

 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4mUK060aRLPHijAaZSLgkN