Modern warfare 

(In post-production)

the team

Michael Basha (Writer/Director/Producer):

Michael Basha is a writer/director from Detroit, Michigan whose propulsive prose and dark, character driven genre scripts have made him one of the most original filmmakers working today. After graduating from the University of Southern California’s MFA film program, he wrote, directed, and produced numerous award-winning short films. He currently has multiple features in development including APEMAN, a romantic-comedy with Alex Wolff, Chace Crawford and Willa Fitzgerald attached to star as well as his 2022 Blacklist vampire-heist script SANG FROID which is set up at 1.21 w/ Andrew Mittman and Kai Dolbashian (Together) producing. He recently wrapped on his first feature film MODERN WARFARE, an experimental drama set in the world of the online commentary community that fuses live-action, video games, and digital animation.

Emily Reas (Producer):

Originally from Texas, Emily Reas is a bi-racial, Asian American producer based in Los Angeles. Her narrative work includes BEAUTY OF A BLANK SPACE (AFF, Audience Award winning), BIRDS, BEES, AND, THREES (AFF, Riverside), FLOW (DWF), and many more. She is the Productions and Operations Manager at the notable youth acting school John D'Aquino's Actor's Workshop, producing all their events, productions, and class support. She's participated in Women in Film LA's Peer Mentoring Group, received her BFA in Acting from Texas State University, and is part of the creative collective Blind Salamander Films. Emily and her fiancé are huge dog lovers, often having a foster in their home. Their dog, Hoagie, was previously the Chief Treat Officer at Oh! Norman, founded by Kaley Cuoco!

Billy Bean (Animator):

Billy  Bean  is  an  18-year-old  animator  from  Florence,  South Carolina.  He  specializes  in  3D animation,  using  mostly  Blender.  Billy  began  uploading  to  YouTube  in  2021  and  has  been  featured  twice  at  the  Channel  101  Film  Festival  in  Los  Angeles  with  his  web  series  spoof, JOKER DOES ACTUALLY NOTHING  (2023-).  Billy  has  also  worked  on  3D  models  for  the  Australian  animation  studio,  Rat  Salad,  for  future  entries  in  its  series,  OFFICE PLACE  (2026-).  Billy  is  currently  in  development  of  an  original  animated  pilot  of  his  own,  PETEY RANGERS.

Andie Palmer (Editor):

Andie Palmer mysteriously emerged from the woods of Northern Illinois in the late 90s. and suspected that their arrival on the planet Earth was no coincidence, as it is one of the few planets where one may edit film and television. To continue their journey on this chosen path, Andie relocated to Los Angeles and earned their BA in Film and Television Production from USC. After graduating, Andie joined the Motion Picture Editor’s Guild while assistant editing on James Cameron’s AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER and FIRE & ASH.

Tech Specs

Running Time: 80 min.

Language: English

Picture: Color

Aspect Ratio: 16x9

Frame Rate: 60fps (subject to change)

Camera: All live-action on Logitech Webcam, Gameplay capture with OBS, All animation done in Blender