John Magary

Movies

The Big Trim
This short film evokes the COVID-19 pandemic’s hemorrhaging of our normalcy while paying homage to Martin Scorsese’s 1967 short, “The Big Shave.”
The Big Trim
Director
This short film evokes the COVID-19 pandemic’s hemorrhaging of our normalcy while paying homage to Martin Scorsese’s 1967 short, “The Big Shave.”
Caterina
Agitated Man
Caterina was born in South America but lives in New York. Her willingness to make close emotional connections to others is as much of a burden as it is a gift.
Fit Model
Editor
In Myna Joseph’s deft depiction of a woman fiercely determined to get by on her own terms, Lu Simon (Lucy Owen) is a thirty-something struggling actor navigating day jobs and errands across the city, while juggling negotiations with an unhelpful hospital billing department.
Thirst Street
Editor
Gina, an American flight attendant, falls in with a Parisian bartender on a layover only to find herself tangled in a web of deception, delusion and unrequited amour fou.
Love After Love
Editor
A sixty-something mother and her two adult sons cope and move onward following the death of their larger-than-life father/husband.
Monkey and Man
An educational film that compares and contrasts the life of a monkey from Bali with the life of a man from New York.
The Mend
Writer
Mat and Alan, estranged brothers, reunite just before Alan leaves for a vacation with his girlfriend. When he returns sooner than expected without his girlfriend, Alan finds Mat and his family have moved into his apartment.
The Mend
Director
Mat and Alan, estranged brothers, reunite just before Alan leaves for a vacation with his girlfriend. When he returns sooner than expected without his girlfriend, Alan finds Mat and his family have moved into his apartment.
Rolling on the Floor Laughing
Editor
Two grown brothers return home for their widowed mother's birthday, only to find themselves competing with a strange man for her affection.
Monkeywrench
Editor
A young environmental activist finds her ideology tested in a forest on the verge of being clearcut.
The Second Line
Director
After MacArthur's savings are stolen from his FEMA trailer, he and his cousin Natt take work gutting a house.