Author: Michael Izquierdo

  • .edu

    .edu

    Fleabag meets Felicity in .edu – a heartfelt interactive college comedy. An active audience assists Katya, an adventurous 18 year-old, as she moves across the country to make a new start and face the freedoms and frustrations of freshman year at NYU School for Music. An interactive TV Series, based on the interactive hit web-series,…

  • The Bump

    The Bump

    Betsy and Doug are on a perfect first date. They are meant for each other. Except for one thing. Is she or isn’t she? Official selection New York Film Festival, Santa Fe Film Festival and New Jersey Film Festival. Please watch and enjoy!

  • Monterey

    Monterey

    In 1940, a gifted and serious-minded teen, Margot Fiske, plunges into the mayhem of John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row, as his partner-in-crime, Ed Ricketts, a charismatic scientist and bohemian, becomes her romantic obsession. Sunnyside Films in conjunction with Noble Heart Film is developing a series based on the hit novel by Lindsay Hatton from Penguin. .

  • Photolemur

    Photolemur

    We love telling emotional stories, especially in commercials. Photolemur, a photo retouching app that automatically detects and enhances your photos using AI, came to us to tell the story of their software can dramatically improve those special moments of our lives. We conceived, produced, cast, and post produced 4 spots.

  • “So Good” by Phil Pickens & The Astronauts

    “So Good” by Phil Pickens & The Astronauts

    Awesome song and amazing actors? Focusing on the simple and beautiful moments of humanity is our goal. From the artist NPR Music calls, “Big hearted! Rootsy!” We directed, filmed and editing this magical music video that we love. By Phil Pickens and The Astronauts. Astronauts: Justin Aaronson, Daniel Kwiatkowski, David Paarlberg and Richard Thieriot. Produced and Recorded by James…

  • “Curvature” by The Happy Problem

    “Curvature” by The Happy Problem

    Sunnyside hits up this song from The Happy Problem where gluttony, fetish, and zombies take center stage at the Hollywood dinner party of an aging starlet. “Like a happy-go-lucky Hole.” Time Out New York Directed by Michael Izquierdo, DP Lucas Millard, Produced by Ying Liu. Starring Sam Shaber, Tony Cortes, Karl Kessler, Smokey Richards, George Strayton, Sarah…

  • Fireworkers

    Fireworkers

    Shot in Nova Scotia, seven friends reunite after the death of one of their own, to complete a series of seemingly impossible tasks left for them, and in doing so, get greater gifts than they ever could have imagined. The Neboya Collective in Association with Sunnyside Films, written and directed by Christina Bennett Lind. With…

  • Paper Year

    Paper Year

    20 episodes, each episode under 30 seconds? We love telling stories through innovative new formats. Exactly the same. Totally different. A short-form series about marriage. And then some.

  • iChannel

    iChannel

    This hit-internet web-series started it all… 43 Episodes, over 2 Million Views, and an interactive experience like no other. We were ahead of our time and made an interactive web-series when LonelyGirl was just coming out and vlogs were the new thing. We sold it to FOX, partnered with HitViews and had a blast. A…

  • The Weekend

    The Weekend

    When a group of summer camp friends reunite for a weekend send-off, the spirit of youth returns and love is in the air. Our first feature. Entirely improvised by a cast of 12. We love this film and these people so much. A truthful, spontaneous, and funny ensemble film that perfectly captures the experience of…

  • Antidote

    Antidote

    We love a good jump scare. After Premiering at the acclaimed SCREAMFEST in Los Angeles, Antidote partnered with Terror Films for worldwide distribution.

  • Last Day of August

    Last Day of August

    Friendships are tested and love reveals itself in this independent drama about breaking down and breaking through. Dan was paralyzed just over a year ago. Following months of recovery and overwhelmed by life’s new realities, he retreated to a family cabin in upstate New York. On the last day of August, his closest friends arrive…