Completed Projects
from the beginning
Freedom.
LOGLINE: A woman discovers the value of her new found freedom when she is locked away in an uncompromisingly small space.
FIRST Shytown Sugar film...ever! Created for At&T 48 hour film contest (won 2nd place!)
Starring Seandrea Earles (Tracy) Abhijit Bharadwaj (creepy man)
Directed by: Sarah Falkiner Producer: Ramona Pozek DP: Anthony Barnett Co-written by: Sarah Falkiner/Anthony Barnett Editor: Ronald Moore Jr Grip: Abhijit Bharadwaj Sound: Jasmine Allen Script Supervisor & Art Department Joy Oliver & Ramona Pozek
Made in 2018
Savior
LOGLINE: A woman's chance encounter with a homeless man leads to a surprising outcome.
Starring: Sarah Kopp, Arch Harmon, TJ Karem
Director/Writer: Sarah Falkiner DP: Adam Adamus
Made in 2018
Grey Area
LOGLINE: A time traveler comes back from the Not So Distant Future to warn us to start listening to people with opposing views before it is too late...
Starring Seandrea Earls, Mike Green, Harold Dennis, Wendy Parman
Also featuring: North Roberts, TJ Karam, England Karam, Arch Harmon, Ashland Thomas, Anthony Barnett, Elena Victoria Feliz, Tiara Cosby, A'Kayla Jackson and Jesus Duran
Directed/Written by: Sarah Falkiner DP: Adam Adamus & Cosmo "Southside G"
Made in 2019
Vince: The Punctual Vagrant
LOGLINE: After losing access to his only source of mental health care, an artistic homeless man protects his surrogate street family while diligently working on his most important project to date.
Vince: The Punctual Vagrant was created to raise awareness and empathy around the hard road many people dealing with housing loss must travel.
Starring Mike Green, Arch Harmon and Adria Dawn Featuring: Senyah Haynes, Austin Cornett, John McDonnell
Also: Danny Houk, Jill Burrichter, Frank Ondorf, Jamel "Cosmo" Hewitt, Eric Atkinson, Hilary Hensler, Lailah A. Rivera, Julian Colletta, Mohamed Gborie, John Austin, Leigh Yenrick, Sarah Camargo, Stanislaw Lipski, Bea Polverini, Ramona Pozek, Cezar Limon, Isaiah Anderson, Cypress Antoni Winiorski, Jessica Chrzon and Alima Iscondari
Written/Directed by: Sarah Falkiner DP: Adam Adamus Editor: Grace Pisula (Gold Point Studio)
Any money generated from this film will be donated to non-profit organizations working with the unhoused in Chicago.
Want to screen the film to raise awareness? Reach out! shytownsugarfilms@gmail.com
Made in 2020
Sweet Nothings
LOGLINE: Three single women commiserate about their bad dates until one woman takes it into her own hands with horrific results.
Starring Julie Ramos, Rasheeda Denise and Sara Anne Tomczak
Also featuring Austin Cornett, Zach DeNardi and Landon Tyler Smith
Directed/Written by: Sarah Falkiner DP: Cosmo "Southside G"
Made in 2020
At The Garden
(teaser)
LOGLINE:
Starring: Renee Lockett, Sivan Spector, Jackie Smook, Senyah Haynes, Andrea Earles, Pepper the Elephant, Cardinal Red, Celia Valerie, Tommy Sigmon
Producers: Sarah Falkiner (Shytown Sugar Films) & Grace Pisula (Gold Point Studio)
Associate Producer: Tommy Sigmon
Director: Sarah Falkiner
Director of Photography: Jessica Tolliver
Asst Camera: Rosaleah Gonzalez
Concept by: Sarah Falkiner
Episodes written by: Sarah Falkiner, Sivian Spector, Jackie Smook, Tommy Sigmon
PRODUCTION CREW: Jessica Ridenour, Melinda "MJ" Deamon, Jon Benson, Brian Hamilton, Marquan McCright
Sound: Kelly Askam, Cait Rappel
Set Designer: Frankie Temple Ruthless
Art Production Design Team: Frankie Temple Ruthless, Jessica Ridenour, Sarah Falkiner
Puppet Designers: Sivan Spector, Jackie Smook
Melissa "13andit" Schlesinger, Frank Kam, Rob Jibson, Chris Adams, Katelyn Capri Zenie, Jasmine Smith, Sharena Sigmon Patrick Tyler,
Location: "The BNKR" Ace Universal Soundstage
POST PRODUCTION Editor and Colorist: Grace Pisula (Gold Point Studio)
Cait Rappel, Melissa "13andit" Schlesinger
"At The Garden" Original Music Performed by Ben Astrachan, co-written by Sivan Spector
Additional Vocals by Jackie Smook, Cait Rappel, Tommy Simgon
Featuring excerpt from "Something Beautiful" Written by Sharon Dennis Wyeth Illustrations by Chris Soentpiet
Made in 2020
Oliver Tibbold
LOGLINE: Oliver finds himself stuck between his past and the reality of his dwindling independence as he is hit with reality.
Oliver Tibbold is for any and all who feel lost and confused.
Starring: Arch Harmon, Senyah Haynes Latoya Hunter & Neil O'Callaghan
Written/Directed by: Sarah Falkiner DP: Adam Adamus
Made in 2020
White Female
LOGLINE: One conversation between two women with one problem. If you don’t see color, how will you see?
Senyah Haynes (lead actress) and Sarah Falkiner (director), co-wrote and co-produced "White Female" with the hope to raise questions and emotions, while creating illumination and dialogue.
Want to screen the film to raise awareness? Reach out! shytownsugarfilms@gmail.com
Made in 2021
Washed Up
LOGLINE: Two aging comedians unexpectedly reunite amidst dirty dishes after taking very different life journeys.
Starring: Debbie Sue Goodman, John McDonnell Rani Young, Mike Dunbar, Joe Rosing & Cait Rappell
Written & Directed by Sarah Falkiner
Director of Photography: Kurt Long
Made in 2023
Crimson
LOGLINE: A woman meets her nightmares as she's caught in a cycle of unmentionable physical and emotional pain.
Starring: Senyah Haynes and Felena Bunn, Kim Townsend, Cornell Braggs, Rani Young
Written by: Sarah Falkiner & Senyah Haynes
Directed by: Sarah Falkiner
DP: Kurt Long
Want to screen the film to raise awareness? Reach out! shytownsugarfilms@gmail.com
Made in 2022
Bait & Switch
Logline: Four Americans find their choices to have far reaching consequences. Do you choose yourself or others?
Starring: Arch Harmon, Marissa Harris, Mark Goles, Elijah Vazquez
Frank Kam, Christian Prato, Senyah Haynes
Written & Directed by Sarah Falkiner
DP: Branden U Smith
Kurt Long, Christian Prato, Tommy Sigmon, Jermont Montgomery, Senyah Haynes, Betty Miller & Andrea Malek
Made in 2025
Currently in festival circuit.
The Antidote
Logline: Four Americans find their choices to have far reaching consequences.
Starring: Mike Green and Melinda “MJ” Deamon
Directed by Sarah Falkiner
Written by Jonathan Hughes
Director of Photography: Kurt Long
Senyah Haynes, Alan Blake, Tommy Sigmon, Derek Berta, Joel Rodgers, Betty Miller, Paul Concepcion
Dedicated to Bernie Metzger
Made in 2025
Currently in festival circuit.
Wrestle Indie Park
Logline: At a small Chicago park’s annual wrestling event, indie wrestlers step beyond their larger than life personas to reveal the people behind the spectacle.
“Wrestle Indie Park,” was filmed during the 10th Annual Lucha Libre in the Park in August 2025. Chicago based Wrestle League LLC brings the ring, the wrestlers and the excitement to Unity Park, a small community park in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood.
Director: Sarah Falkiner
Director of Photography: Mark Goles
Editor: Alan Blake
“Rags to Riches” (feat FOBU)” —JR Lindsey https://www.instagram.com/jrlindseywrestling/
Support Unity Park by donating or volunteering: https://www.instagram.com/unityparklogansquare/ Follow Wrestle League LLC https://www.instagram.com/wrestle_league_official/
Follow Francisco Malave, street photographer: https://www.instagram.com/eclipticmatter/
Currently in festival circuit.