Still from Opa, directed by Merivelle: a pregnancy test resting in the neck of a green beer bottle.

Films

Five short films, twenty-nine festival awards and selections. Character-driven work built on restrained performance and emotional realism.

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Selected films directed by Merivelle

In a dim bar, an older man in a pinstripe suit cradles the face of a younger man in a dark suit.
2024Beverly Hills Film Festival  ·  13:11
Beverly Hills Film FestivalWinner — Best Student Film London Intl Filmmakers FestivalWinner — Best Student Film
Short film · Drama

The Sitdown

Director · Writer · Producer · Editor — Merivelle
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A man at a dining table in warm backlight, green beer bottles and pepper grinders in the foreground.
2023LA Sun Film Fest  ·  9:18
LA Sun Film FestWinner — Best Student Film Birasamunda InternationalWinner — Best Student Short
Short film · Drama

Opa

Director · Writer · Editor — Merivelle
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03Codependent on Desire2022Short · DramaToronto Indie Shorts — Winner, Best Actress 04When I Met Mia2021ShortIndependent Shorts Awards — Gold 05First Gig2020ShortIndependent Short Awards — Platinum

Awards

2020 — 2025
29Awards & selections
5Films

The Sitdown

Beverly Hills Film FestivalWinner — Best Student Film2025
London International Filmmakers FestivalWinner — Best Student Film—
Independent Short AwardsFinalist — Best Student Short—

Opa

LA Sun Film FestWinner — Best Student Film2023
Birasamunda International Film AwardsWinner — Best Student Short2023
Student & Young Artist Feedback FestivalWinner — Best Direction, Short Under 10 min2023
Golden Short Film FestivalFinalist — Best Actress (Willa Jane Shaw)2023
IndieX Film FestSemi-Finalist — Best Short Script2023
Paris International Short FestivalSemi-Finalist — Best Student Short2023
Paris Lady MovieMaker FestivalSemi-Finalist — Best Student Short2023

Codependent on Desire

Beverly Hills Film FestivalOfficial Selection2023
Toronto Indie ShortsWinner — Best Actress2023
Independent Shorts AwardsBronze — Best Female Student Director2023
Berlin Shorts AwardSemi-Finalist — Best Micro Film2023
Independent Shorts AwardsHonorable Mention — Best Short Script2023
Independent Shorts AwardsHonorable Mention — Best Actress2023
IndieX Film FestHonorable Mention — Best Microfilm2023
IndieX Film FestNominee — Best Female Student Director, Best Actress2023

When I Met Mia

Independent Shorts AwardsGold — Best Young Filmmaker2021
Independent Shorts AwardsSilver — Best Student Director / Female2021
Top ShortsBest Young Filmmaker2021
The IndieFest Film AwardsAward of Merit — Film Short2021
Los Angeles Film AwardsHonorable Mention — Best Microfilm2021
Independent Shorts AwardsHonorable Mention — Best Microfilm2021
San Francisco ArtHouse Short FestivalSemi-Finalist — Best Student Short2021

First Gig

Independent Short AwardsPlatinum — Best Young Filmmaker2020
The IndieFest AwardsAward of Recognition — Young Filmmaker2020
The IndieFest AwardsAward of Recognition — Women Filmmakers (Student)2020
IndieX Film FestHonorable Mention — Young Filmmaker (Female)2020