Cenozoic Studios - Filmography

SHORT FILMS

Baby, Baby (2005)

Rico Pantucci impregnates two women. Hilarity ensues. Starring Tom Procida, Kimberley Travis, and Josie Yount. Written and directed by José and produced by ms. mars.

Excuse Me (2005)

A five second film starring Valerie V. Michelson and Luke King. Written and directed by José and produced by Joe D. Jimenez.

What a Man's Gotta Do (2004)

A National Film Challenge competition film written, shot, and edited in one weekend. Starring Garry Peters, Luke King and Valerie V. Michelson, with Kevin Cox and Michelle Deradune. Written by Mark Vittek and José, directed by José and produced by Joe D. Jimenez.

Ten Little Cowboys (2004)

Unaltered excerpts from a Bush speech. Pretty much everybody dies. Starring Garry Peters. Written and directed by José and produced by ms. mars.

Sisyphus à la Carte (2004)

"The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill one's heart." -Albert Camus. Struggled over by ms. mars & Brad Koester. Music by Russell Young.

Emetic Romance (2004)

This film tells the story of Bob and Judy, last heard from in the Talking Heads song, Found a Job. Emetic means vomit inducing. Starring John Keen, Anjali Malhotra, and Chad Johnson. Written and directed by José.

Fear and Trembling (2003)

God speaks to everyone on earth as exact duplicates of themselves. Starring Chad Johnson and Morgan Mayes, featuring Garry Peters and Terry Tartack. Written and directed by José and produced by ms. mars.

MUSIC VIDEOS

Belly Dancer (2005)

Made for Los Super Vatos and written by Bubba Hernandez, who recently picked up a second Grammy with the band Brave Combo. Written and directed by José and produced by Joe D. Jimenez.

So Rich (2001)

A morality tale featuring a philandering chicken and other animals who dress like the Village People whilst dancing to the music of Grammy Award-winning Brave Combo. Written and directed by Brad Koester & José.

The Ship at the Bottom of the Sea (2001)

A man hates his job, so he sneaks out every day to read in a park. Naturally, a dog falls in love with him and tries to talk him into becoming a dog. All to the lovely music of Graham Reynolds, played by the Tosca String Quartet. Written and directed by José.

Cookie Cutter Master (1999)

Multiple award-winning video of the fantastic song by The Horsies. Written and directed by José.

The Twister (1998)

Award-winning video of a clever song by The Captain and His Buccaneer Oarkestra. Written and directed by José.

FILM TRAILERS

SXSW 2004 Trailers

We created four trailers using film genres: French New Wave, Experimental, Bollywood, and Dogme for the SXSW Film Festival. Bollywood Ki Jai written by ms. mars & José. Directed by ms. mars. Others written and directed by José.

SXSW 2003 Trailers

We produced six 1920's-era and one 1970's-era Curry Western trailers. Two were screened. several Stephen Foster folk songs were brilliantly arranged and performed on sitar by Amie Maciszewski. Written and directed by ms. mars and José Lauro Mata.