Narrative Feature Films
DEATH ON A ROCK
DEATH ON A ROCK follows a young woman coming to terms with a trying event in her life. Lillian’s (Rachael Perrell Fosket) bright outlook—she loves her job in a flower shop and has a sweet budding relationship with her boyfriend— is rocked by illness. Days spent in long term care at the hospital bring reflection, desperation, and some family tension. This vibrantly shot tale follows Lillian’s year of happiness, pain, and growth, told through flashbacks and drifting between memories and shifting consciousness. Seen through a framework of loss, Death On A Rock is a bittersweet tale balanced between tragedy and levity. (82 mins.)
Written & Directed: Scott Ballard
Produced by: Meghan Lybrand, Jordan Eusebio, Scott Ballard
Starring: Rachael Perrell-Fosket, Jane Bradley, Erin McGarry, Joe Von Appen, Sara Robbin
WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - South Texas International Film Festival
WINNER NARRATIVE BEST FEATURE - Port Orchard Film Festival
WINNER BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - Boise Film Festival
NOMINATED for BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTRESS, BEST FEATURE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY, BEST EDITING, BEST SCORE & BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS- Portsmouth International Film Festival
WINNER SECOND PLACE BEST FEATURE - Indie Film Gathering
NOMINATED for BEST DIRECTOR, BEST ACTRESS, BEST FEATURE, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY & BEST SCREENPLAY - Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
WINNER BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE - Ozark Foothills Film Festival
WINNER BEST EDITING - Southampton International Film Festival
WINNER BEST ACTRESS (Rachael Perrell-Fosket) & WINNER BEST ENSEMBLE - LA Indie Fest
WINNER GRAND JURY PRIZE BEST FEATURE FILM - Columbia Gorge International Film Festival
WINNER BEST FEMALE ROLE - Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
2017 FESTIVALS
Laughlin International Film Festival, Milledgeville Film Festival, Durango Independent Film Festival, Big Muddy Film Festival
2016 FESTIVALS
Bahamas International Film Festival, Solento International Film Festival, Swedish International Film Festival, Riverside International Film Festival, Maryland International Film Festival, Buffalo Niagara International Film Festival, Albuquerque Film and Music Experience, Manhattan Film Festival, Poppy Jasper International Film Festival, Trenton Film Festival, Dingle International Film Festival, Pasadena International Film Festival, Cinema On The Bayou Film Festival, Bronx International Film Festival
2015 FESTIVALS
Anchorage International Film Festival, 42nd NW Filmmakers' Festival, Portland Film Festival, Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, OR, Madrid International Film Festival, Arizona International Film Festival
A STANDING STILL
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A STANDING STILL revolves around a young recluse, Allison (Sara Robbin) who struggles with the future in the midst of loss and displacement. When a family emergency calls her away from her job as a fire lookout in the Willamette National Forest early, she is forced to face her present and the past that has led her there.
Starring: Sara Robbin
Written & Directed by Scott Ballard
Produced by Meghan Lybrand, Jordan Eusebio & Scott Ballard
WINNER NARRATIVE BEST FEATURE - Laughlin International Film Festival
WINNER BEST FEATURE - Mt. Hood Independent Film Festival
WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER - Williamsburg International Film Festival
WINNER AUDIENCE CHOICE BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE- Columbia Gorge International Film Festival
WINNER BEST FEATURE & WINNER BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY -Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
NOMINATED for BeEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY, BEST ACTRESS, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR - Madrid International Film Festival
WINNER - Special Jury Prize, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - 23rd Arizona International Film Festival
2015 FESTIVALS
Durango Independent Film Festival, Joshua Tree International Film Festival, Pickford Film Center, Bellingham, WA, Hoffman Center for the Arts, Manzanita, OR, Big Island Film Festival, Riverside International Film Festival, Cinema On The Bayou
2014 FESTIVALS
Eugene International Film Festival, Ohio Independent Film Festival, Louisville International Film Festival, Landlocked Film Festival, Northwest Tracking - NW Film Center / Portland Art Gallery
WELCOMING DEPARTURE
Hank enjoys the quiet life. As a night custodian his evenings are sequestered in a methodical work routine. With the arrival of a mysterious elderly Norwegian woman, the patterns of his life begin to unravel. Heartwarming, heartbreaking and funny, Welcoming Departure is a jazz inspired portrait exploring the challenges of change.
Written, Directed, Produced and Edited by Scott Ballard
Feature Film - 2012 - 68 Minutes
Starring: Tom Campbell, Eve Pryce and Rachael Perrell with Dave Morales, Sara Robbin, Maren McGuire and Solomon Olmstead
Featuring the music of The Blue Cranes (bluecranesmusic.com)
Shot on location in Bellingham, WA & Portland, OR
TOP FEATURE- New York Jazz Film Festival
2012 FESTIVALS
Northwest Tracking - NW Film Center / Portland Art Gallery - Portland, OR, Special Screening - Pickford Film Center - Bellingham, WA, Arizona International Film Festival, Indie Spirit Film Festival, Big Island Film Festival, Prescott Film Festival