ACE Films

Grateful for the year behind us and excited for what’s ahead. Wishing our family and friends a very Happy New Year.

Closing out 2025 with gratitude.

This year was about rebuilding, refocusing, and putting real work behind the scenes, including the relaunch of ACEFilms.com and setting the foundation for what’s next.

Thank you to my family, friends, and supporters who showed up along the way. I’m heading into 2026 with clarity and momentum.

The Cabral family, a Chicago theater night, and Elf 🎄🎅 on stage 🎭✨
Laughs, love, and good company at the Auditorium Theatre.

There is a fake account pretending to be me on Instagram.

My only account is

If you receive messages from any other account using my name or photo, please ignore them and report the profile as impersonation.

Thank you for helping keep everyone safe.

I’m deeply saddened by the loss of Robert Redford. For more than 24 years Sundance has been part of my life. He created more than a festival or an institute. He created a home for stories outside the mainstream. He reminded us that independence, risk, artistry matter. Thank you for the space you opened, the voices you lifted, and the way you changed cinema forever. Rest in power.

The new ACE Films website is live!

This is the first full rebuild in over a decade. Focused, clean, and built to evolve with new sections and material rolling out each month.

Explore the site and let me know what stands out to you!
📍 acefilms.com

🎬 Excited to be speaking at for the first time this Sunday, June 22!

I’ll be teaching “Introduction to Film Breakdown & Scheduling” in Room 304 from 10:45 AM–12:15 PM, walking through how ADs take scripts and turn them into shoot-ready schedules.

Everything FilmScape offers is 100% free—including this class—so grab your spot now!

👉 Register: filmscapechicago.com/register

See you at CineCity Studios—come say hi and let’s level up your production game!

Popping up for the East Coast DGA Annual Meeting!

Has it really been this long? I need to get back in the director’s chair.

Happy Independence Day everyone! Have a fun & safe holiday weekend. Much needed escape from reality! See you all next week. 🎆🇺🇸🎇

Thank you to , & for the amazing Short Film Masterclass today. Mike Plante really is the perfect person to present & moderate. Also, thank you to @ for sharing their filmmaking stories. PS: Extra special thanks Mike for the unexpected shout out.