Looking for a Director for your commercial, film or web series?   

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LAURA SOMERS

Los Angeles, CA

laurassomers@yahoo.com

 

 

COMMERCIALS

Lenscrafters "The Man Who Mistook His Cat for a Wife"

Las Vegas “Cindy” - Dan Sorgen, Creative Director, R&R Partners

Western Digital “Brides Vs. Zombies” - Dan Sorgen, Copywriter

Honda “Pulling Weeds”  - Daniel Gray, Creative Director, Dailey Advertising

1-800-Dentist “Clowns”  - Daniel Gray, Creative Director

 

FILM

ManDoula (Sizzle) - ManDoula Productions

Ripe (Feature Film) - Metamorfic Productions

Love 10 to 1 (Feature Film) - Good Karma Productions

For the Last Sixth Time (Short Film) - Film Independent, Banana Republic

Finding P.E.A.C.E. (Short Documentary) - UCLA Medical Center

Las Perdidas (the lost ones), (Short Film) - LAGA Productions

 

WEB

The World of Cory and Sid (Web Series) - Hardly Working Entertainment

Being a Vampire Not So Awesome (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com

Lesbian Alien Sexbot (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com

Sword in the Soil (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com

Hooker Endorsements (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com

Male Freshness (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com

The Situp Fairy (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com

LeVar BURTON! (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com

Jupiter Jones (Sketch) - BrevityTV.com

 

THEATER (partial list)

Far Away by Caryl Churchill - Austin Community College

Hedda, an adaptation of Hedda Gabler - the dirigo group

The Ballad of Yachiyo by Philip Kan Gotanda - Tooth And Nil Theater

Art Outside by Andrea Ciannavei - Center Stage NY

The Gypsy Chain - the dirigo group

The Year of the Voice - NYC International Fringe

Fool For Love by Sam Shepard- the dirigo group

Desire, adapted from Desire Under the Elms - the dirigo group

Space: Gravity Is With Me - Philadelphia Fringe Festival

Gull, adapted from Chekov’s The Seagull - TexaCali Productions

 

HONORS

Project:Involve, Film Independent Directing/Writing Fellowship

Grand Jury Prize, For The Last Sixth Time, Film Independent Project:Involve Series

Series Urban Mediamakers nominee for Best Television or Web Series, The World of Cory and Sid

Finalist, The Freddie Awards, International Health and Medical Media Awards, Finding P.E.A.C.E.

Winner, Gold REMI Award, WorldFest Houston

Best Short, Broad Humor Film Festival, Las Perdidas

Winner, People’s Choice Award, Universal Studios Film Festival, Captain C*kblocker

Best Director and Best Drama nomination, Austin Critics Table, Far Away

Austin Chronicle’s Top Ten Productions, Hedda

Best Female Solo Performer nomination, NY International Fringe Festival, The Year of the Voice

Austin Chronicle’s Top Ten Productions, Fool For Love

Best Director of a Drama, Best Drama, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor, B. Iden Payne Awards

Best Adaptation nomination, Austin Critics Table, desire

Austin Chronicle’s Top Ten Productions, desire

Awarded Cultural Contracts Grant by the City of Austin to write/stage The Gypsy Chain

Awarded IBM Community Grant for The Gypsy Chain

Awarded IBM Community Grant for Hedda

 

AFFILIATIONS

Mentor, WGA East Online Mentoring Program

Mentor, Veteran’s Writing Project

Guest Director and Instructor, Austin Community College