Diversion

Six magic artists—illusionists, quick change specialists and even pickpocket artists—create a one-of-a-kind experience.

Joël, a small town journalist, goes to cover a case in the French countryside. When he stops after running over a dog on the road, he finds himself trapped in the stories he usually writes.

Gary is a happily married man, devoted to his wife, their kid and the family dog. A weekend without the presence of his wife presents to him a chance of getting involved in a casual encounter with a pretty woman he met some time ago. Things go quite well but the woman isn't interested in Gary for just an one night stand.

On the trail of a serial killer, a police investigator with formidable instincts is close to the goal when state security interferes in his case.

The journey of Cole, a trouble teenage boy who struggles through the grasp of his authoritarian father who keeps on abusing his mother.

"My attempt to repeat 'success'...this was the companion follow-up to RITUAL. Both films are densely compressed and they opened up many more options for future work. Super 8, silent."

A woman finds her way blocked by an abandoned car.

Diversion follows the weekend excursion of two exes who explore the possibility of getting back together.

A sci-fi short film directed by Maggie Perrotta for the Green Light Cinema Short Film Contest

This short film was the basis for the hit film Fatal Attraction

Comprised of ten conversations between a man and a woman on the theme of infidelity, the film essays the topic by interrogating its effect on a relationship after-the-fact.

Paris rendered as a labyrinth of intrigues. Filmed in Parisian parks and on a terrace, LE DIVERTISSEMENT foreshadows the labyrinthine walks that would be a part of Rivette’s cinema, in which the characters look for, follow and find each other like in a romantic scavenger hunt.

Experimental short-film made by brazilian students about the trópicalia and cinema novo movement. The narrative revolves around the song Géleia Geral from the album Tropicália ou Panis Et Circensis and also around the political, artistical and social time from that period.

After fulfilling his duty in Afghan War, Zaur returns to his home Baku. He is trying to clarify the truth when he heard that his father was arrested.

Produced one year after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, Diversion focuses on the immigration flush in Hong Kong. By combining footage from various sources, including government newsreels of the Victoria Harbour swimming contests, this video illustrates a personal reflection of a collective memory.

Documentary that explores the value of play and the ways we learn by playing through testimonies of mexican game developers.

The San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project and Citizen Film worked together to tell the story of what happens when non-violent offenders are offered a full spectrum of services ranging from restorative justice and behavioral health support groups to pretrial diversion and release. Together we collaborated to tell the SF Pretrial story – a nonprofit organization that has been working at the nexus of the courts, prosecution and defense since 1976.