I am always looking for new and interesting opportunities to cut video. Contact me for details.
I am always looking for new and interesting opportunities to cut video. Contact me for details.
In the summer of 2021, I was invited to film several incarnations of THE SPELL, an open creative jam session created by singer, tap dancer, and live-sample artist Liberty Styles.
In keeping with the collaborative spirit of the event, I filmed their outdoor party over the course of one day, then sampled and remixed various audio moments to help create the soundtrack for this video.
Filmed and Edited by Leon Chase.
Performer Credits
A surreal short film, directed by Adrian Stanley Thomas for the School of Visual Arts’ Masters in Directing program.
Editing and Sound Design by Leon Chase.
WINNER – Best Sound Design
SVA Short Film Fest 2021
A compelling new short film, directed by Michael Phoenix.
Starring Allison Pittel and Michael Phoenix.
Trailer edited by Leon Chase.
This short film addresses the difficult subject of “comfort women” during WWII—and the movement in the 1980s to acknowledge them.
Directed by Seayoon Jeong.
Trailer edited by Leon Chase.
I made this movie—with the help of my talented wife Ashlie— inside our apartment in April 2020, in response to Roger Corman’s Quarantine Film Festival challenge.
The challenge: Make a movie, under two minutes, without leaving your home, using only a cell phone and available lights.
Shot on a Galaxy S10 phone. All jobs except acting were done by me.
Official Selection:
Corman Quarantine Film Festival
Coney Island Film Festival 2020
New York City Quarantine Film Festival 2020
One of two promo videos I created for the historic Highlander Research and Education Center, summarizing their two-day online Zoom event held in June 2020.
This is a personal art project, which I started while recovering from a COVID-19 infection. Originally, the focus was just on being sick, and the altered consciousness that comes with that. But as the world started changing drastically over the past few months, I felt the video start to naturally change with it.
Both the music and video were crafted entirely from public-domain audio samples and footage.
Music Video
Conceived, Filmed, and Edited by Leon Chase
Mash-Up Video
Conceived and Edited by Leon Chase
I had been kicking around the idea of this video for quite a while. With the recent pandemic, I suddenly found myself with more time on my hands, and figured it was a good opportunity to finally sit down and make it happen.
All content is property of the original copyright holders.
UPDATE: This video is also still available here on YouTube (along with its many, many mixed responses). But YouTube has made it unavailable for embedding or search.
Trailer for a feature-length documentary
Directed and Edited by Leon Chase
WINNER – Audience Choice Award
Art of Brooklyn Film Festival 2019
Watch the full movie here
Trailer for a feature-length documentary
Directed and Edited by Leon Chase
Official Selection:
2017 Coney Island Film Festival
Anthology Film Archives, New York City
Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco
Watch the full movie here