jaredrushanan

Neither of us know how to use the landlines here

As the festival run comes to a close, I am elated to release my short film Second Intention to the public! Thanks again to all the amazing cast, crew, and supporters for getting us through to the end of this journey. Link in bio!

5 years! (+15 days; procrastination tax)

Some people walk faster than they can ice skate, and that’s ok imo. 📸: @andrewwangphotography

Fun fact: EVs charge significantly when you cruise down a mountain. Unfun fact: the false existence of two charging stations almost got us stranded in Bakersfield

US News & World Report best 4-year program

The only moment where she didn’t steal my jacket for warmth

Missing my last weekend in this city. Courtesy of the CVS on Sunset that really struggled to develop these.

Does canned wine offend anyone?

I did a thing last month! (I’m so sorry, I’m trying to relate to my millennial coworkers)

And that’s a wrap!!! Thank you so much to the amazing cast and crew of Second Intention!

Just 15 hours away from the launch of our fundraising campaign for “Second Intention”! Meet some of the creatives behind the project: Director Jared Rushanan is an NYC based Director/Editor/Writer. Currently a senior at NYU Tisch School of the Arts for Film and TV, he is triple minoring in Economics, Producing, and the Business of Entertainment, Media, and Technology, and is also the President of the Student Producer’s Association. His short films have premiered at multiple film festivals, he has produced independent promotional content for award-winning filmmakers, and his fencing documentary Creation of a Legacy, was endorsed by Olympic foil fencer Miles Chamley-Watson. As an editor, Jared has been cutting for over a decade and is currently assisting on a feature documentary. Producer Deborah Shonack (she/they) is an up and coming filmmaker based in New York City and Los Angeles. They are a senior at NYU Tisch School of the Arts double majoring in Film and Television and Spanish. Primarily a writer and director, she also works as a producer and assistant director on set. Deborah is a Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar at NYU and is passionate about stories that center communities who’ve been underrepresented in film, especially Latine and queer communities, and is super excited to be working on “Second Intention”! Cinematographer Toby Romero is a Cinematographer based in New York City and Los Angeles. He has worked on numerous narrative films, commercials, documentary, and experimental shoots taking him from places like Tel Aviv, Israel to Ketchikan, Alaska. Toby is no stranger to the spotlight. His work has been featured by US News, selected multiple times for NYU’s showcases, and screened at festivals around the world. He’s been accepted for a fellowship with Ghetto Film School and a four year internship with Warner Bros. leading him to his work on the Netflix show Fuller House. His Norwegian and Latino background help influence his unique visual style. He strives to work with a range of people and doesn’t allow one single genre to confine him as he continues to present his name and reputation in the industry.