Director Writer Producer

Born in Israel to Soviet dissident parents. Immigrated to Canada and later to the United States.

Raised on American blockbuster cinema and European art film.

International filmmaker. Movie lover. Curious human.

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2022 Feature Film

The In Between

WATCH NOW streaming on NETFLIX around the world.

Streaming exclusively in the United States on Paramount Plus

Starring Joey King and Kyle Allen

Co-starring Kim Dickens, John Ortiz, Celeste O’Connor

Directed by Arie Posin

 
Tessa and Skylar meet at the movies.

Tessa and Skylar meet at the movies.

Shannon helps Tessa reach out to the other side.

Shannon helps Tessa reach out to the other side.

Tessa awakens.

Tessa awakens.

Tess and Skylar in the beach shack.

Tess and Skylar in the beach shack.

Tessa gazes at Sky at the Empyrean.

Tessa gazes at Sky at the Empyrean.

Tessa and Skylar together.

Tessa and Skylar together.

 

Movie Trailers

 
 

The Face of Love

Starring Annette Bening, Ed Harris, Robin Williams,Amy Brenneman, Jess Weixler.

The Chumscrubber

Starring Jamie Bell, Glenn Close, Camilla Belle, Ralph Fiennes, Justin Chatwin, Allison Janney, Carrie-Anne Moss, Lou Taylor Pucci, Rita Wilson, Jason Isaacs, Caroline Goodall.

Recent commercial work

SPAR Premium. “Mask” (60sec_H264)

Starring Pierce Brosnan.

SPAR Premium. “The Original” (44sec_H264)

Starring Pierce Brosnan.

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Movies

My own personal archive of behind-the-scenes photos, blog posts, press, and more.

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Commercials and Short form

Behind the scenes photos, blog posts, recollections and more

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First you have an idea.

Can you describe it in a minute or two? What’s it about? Why should I care? Why now?

Follow this with sweat and tears and laughs and more than anyone’s fair share of luck, and you might arrive at a decent script in hand.

Now the search begins: for financing, for principle cast (not necessarily in that order). More sweat. More tears. More luck. A whole lot more.

Suddenly, lightning in a bottle. It comes together. Hurry up and prep! Production begins. It’s a marathon (studio movie) or a sprint (indie). It often feels like both at the same time. Don’t take a breath - Post has already begun: editing, music, sound design, sound mixing, color timing…

After all that, the movie is done and you’re back where you began. You get about two minutes for a trailer. The questions remain the same: What’s it about? Why should I care? Why now?

It’s hard work. And it’s bliss.

My instagram feed.

 
@celeste_oconnor, (who co-stars as Shannon in “The In Between"), on the day of the big SAT scene. I couldn’t shake the feeling that we’d found our 'Shannon' from the moment Tricia Wood (our amazing casting director at Paramount
The monster on a film set is always the ticking clock. I had slated this particular angle on the scene (where Tessa and Skylar first meet) as time-permitting and time did not permit so it only appears here and not in the movie. In the editing room
The great French film director Jean-Jacques Beineix left us earlier this month. His “Betty Blue” plays a significant part in “The In Between” (it is during a showing of that movie that Tessa and Skylar first meet). With French
From the last week of production - the storm over Tybee breaks just long enough for us to shoot the scenes on the beach. Directing a movie is always a high intensity endeavor, but throw in 50 extras, a pandemic, no more time, no lights, and the big

 PRESS / REVIEWS

THE FACE OF LOVE

 

Behind the scenes

  • On set with Joey King

    Teaching Joey that the first step to being a director who knows what they’re doing is gazing off camera and pointing meaningfully.

  • With Annette Bening

    Annette’s unflagging brilliance and commitment to each and every moment on camera is something I’ll be forever grateful for.

  • Filming the Farmer's Market scene.

    A busy day on set, with Robin and Ed and Annette, as well as 50 extras and a background of real shoppers at an open farmer’s market. Robin was one of the most profoundly loving and generous human beings I’ve ever met, which also made him deeply vulnerable, and as an actor, completely alive and emotionally available moment to moment.

  • Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn, producers extraordinaire.

    Making an indie? This is reality - producers sharing one set of earbuds in an open air production office, i.e. on the street.