A year ago I wrote and directed my first short film,Bitter Orange, a miniature period piece set in 1920s Hollywood. The project came together like a dream, and I soon found myself on set–a real set!–directing an unbelievable cast: Brie Larson, Brendan Hines and James Urbaniak. The experience was the most invigorating and inspiring few days of my life, and I’m thrilled that I can finally share the film we made. It will be screening at the New Beverly Cinema, in front of midnight Scott Pilgrim,...