Meet me
I’m Rodes.I make films.Occasionally, noise.
Writer / Director / Producer
People trying to keep themselves together interest me.
Especially when the seams show.
A little grief. A little fear. Family, which can be both. The moment nobody thinks is important until it is.
My films include Farewelling, For Gina, Followed, Coyote, mindFULLness and The Gist. Different rooms, different troubles. Human beings remain gloriously difficult to tidy up.
I have an MFA in Screenwriting from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. The Storm and Dysordinary are in development. Survival horror in one corner; the dysfunction beneath ordinary life in another. Not entirely unrelated.
I remember the details people mention once. I like an uncontrollable laugh and a good uncomfortable one. Neither needs an apology.
Away from the camera
Not everything makes the credits.
I live on a ranch surrounded by animals, open space, and enough nature to remind me that most things aren’t nearly as important as we make them.
When I’m not making films, you’ll find me teaching fitness classes to retired seniors or throwing punches with my kickboxing crew.
I believe in staying grounded, laughing often, a good karaoke night, and a really great sipping tequila.
It’s a strange little balance. It works for me.
