MOVIES
I am always looking for new and interesting opportunities to film and edit video.
Contact: leonchasenyc@gmail.com
DIRECTOR
In 2018, I filmed the legendary Brooklyn dive bar Hank’s Saloon in the final months before it closed forever. Due to other work obligations, the footage sat on the back burner for several years.
Thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign in 2024, I was finally able to complete the film. On January 28, 2026, "Hank's Saloon" made its world premiere at Nitehawk Cinema Prospect Park in Brooklyn, to two sold-out crowds.
DIRECTOR
This video contains nudity, and discussions of eating disorders and self-harm.
Due to YouTube content restrictions, you must view it on their site.
A mini-documentary about artist and career nude model Renna Mae.
This short was originally exhibited, alongside my accompanying photos of Renna, in the group photography show IN•HABIT, held at Gallery 198 in Brooklyn on November 15, 2025.
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A feature documentary about the life and career of Suzy Hotrod, one of the world's most famous contemporary roller derby players. Trailer edited by me.
WINNER - Audience Choice Award
Art of Brooklyn Film Festival 2019
Watch the full movie here
DIRECTOR
My first feature documentary. Starring fat burlesque pioneer Fancy Feast.
Official Selection:
Coney Island Film Festival 2017
Anthology Film Archives, New York City
Center for Sex and Culture, San Francisco
Watch the full movie here
EDITOR
TC Edwards—a Black autistic man obsessed with being a heavy metal singer—was a beloved fixture in the Little Rock, Arkansas music scene, and the best friend of local indie filmmaker Mike Poe. Until, in 2014, tragedy struck.
I was hired to help Mike organize his literal decades' worth of raw footage. Here's a preliminary teaser I created, as a proof-of-concept of Mike's vision.
You can learn more about TC, and donate to Mike's project, here
EDITOR
In 2019, I was hired to do initial assembly and editing on the feature documentary "The Big Johnson", directed by Lola Rocknrolla.
The film follows the true story of Dean Johnson, a gender-bending queer activist, drag queen, and musician who was at the center of New York City's downtown nightlife scene for decades, before his mysterious death in 2007.
Trailer edited by Lola Rocknrolla.
VIDEOGRAPHER
For the past three years, I have filmed monthly live shows by the incredibly talented queer drag collective Switch n’ Play.
In February 2023, the group performed their horror-themed show "Vamp!" at Lincoln Center. Starring, among others, "Drag Race" alum Sasha Velour.
Watch the entire show here
VIDEOGRAPHER
Boombox Burlesque is a yearly festival that merges the energy, attitude, and cultural significance of Hip Hop with the artistry and allure of burlesque.
I had the pleasure of filming the festival in both 2023 and 2025. Here's one of my favorite acts: Noctua, performing to "I Fight Bitches" by Thot Squad.
VIDEOGRAPHER
In the summer of 2021, I filmed The Spell, a multidisciplinary creative jam session created by singer, tap dancer, and electronic music artist Liberty Styles.
In keeping with the event's collaborative spirit, I filmed several music acts over the course of the day, then sampled and remixed various audio moments to create the soundtrack.
VIDEOGRAPHER
First President of Japan perform "I'm Not Gonna Haunt You" live at the Mott Street Eatery in Manhattan. June 17, 2023
DIRECTOR
This was my first-ever attempt at video work: A self-produced music video for my band, Uncle Leon and the Albis.
Recorded at Hank's Saloon (R.I.P.) in April 2013.
EDITOR
From 2021 through 2024, I worked as Editor on “Nyctophobia”, a feature-length experimental horror film written and directed by Seayoon Jeong.
WINNER - Outstanding Editing
The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival 2024
Trailer edited by me.
DIRECTOR
In April 2020, at the peak of New York City's COVID-19 lockdown, I made this movie with the help of my wife Ashlie, in response to Roger Corman’s Quarantine Film Festival challenge.
The contest rules: Make a movie, under two minutes, without leaving your home, using only a cell phone and available lights.
Official Selection:
Corman Quarantine Film Festival
New York City Quarantine Film Festival 2020
Coney Island Film Festival 2020
Starring Ashlie Atkinson, Chris Kelly, Jennifer Laine Williams (voice)
EDITOR & SOUND DESIGN
A surreal short film, directed by Adrian Stanley Thomas for the School of Visual Arts' Masters in Directing program.
WINNER - Best Sound Design
SVA Short Film Fest 2021
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My personal love letter to the Exploitation films of the 1970s.
Originally created for a Grindhouse-themed trailer contest, "The Pill Girls" is a comedic proof-of-concept teaser for an imaginary movie that doesn't actually exist (yet).
Starring Jennifer Laine Williams, Linda Hill, Emma S. Gordon, Caitlin Zoz, and Regine Mont-Louis.
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A comedic Film Noir parody, starring Jennifer Laine Williams and Mary Bess Pritchett.
WINNER - Maverick Award
L.A. Neo Noir Fest
WINNER - Best Noir Short, Best Editing
Genre Celebration Fest
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Bad Film Fest
New York Film Week
New York Short Film Festival 2016
EDITOR
Trailer for "Fleeting Nirvana", a supernatural short film directed by Michael Phoenix.
DIRECTOR
In December 2024, Bounce House—an ongoing burlesque collective dedicated to the celebration of plus-sized bodies—performed live at Lincoln Center.
I was hired to film and edit this short intro, as well as an accompanying promo video for the store Plus BKLYN. Both screened live during the performance.
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Corporate promo video for transportation-tech startup Acorn Technology Systems, demonstrating their new electronic train-control system.
One of two online promos I created for the historic Highlander Research and Education Center, summarizing their two-day Zoom event held in June 2020.
EDITOR
Online promo for my cult-film bar event Attack of the 50-Foot Movie.
For each screening, I also assembled a one-of-a-kind collection of vintage film trailers and advertisements related to the era and genre of the featured film.
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Guerilla flash-mob video, featuring me performing my song "Beer Train" live on the New York City subway.
This was created for the 2013 Couch by Couchwest Festival, where it won Most Creative Location.
You can find out more about my band, Uncle Leon and the Alibis, here.
During the pandemic of 2020, most people I knew were scrambling to find new ways to make a living from home. And dance DJs were no exception.
My friend DJ C-Prod-G quickly turned to the streaming platform Twitch. To help him along in his journey, I compiled and edited this nearly 2-hour collection of vintage dance footage, movie clips, and other assorted pop-culture weirdness, which he then streamed over his live online DJ sets.
This video is for entertainment purposes only. I do not own the rights to any of this footage.
EDITOR & SOUND DESIGN
A personal art project, created while recovering from my first COVID-19 infection in the spring of 2020.
Both the music and video were crafted entirely from public-domain audio samples and footage.
EDTIOR & SOUND DESIGN
“Whoever made this should be ashamed, and banned from editing movies.”
- Some Guy on Youtube
My radical (and ridiculous) reimagining of the Ridley Scott classic, comprised of audio and video from fifteen famous films.
This video is a work of parody, intended for non-monetary entertainment purposes only. All content is property of the original copyright holders.
DIRECTOR
In 2011, my band Uncle Leon and the Alibis was preparing to record our album "Wild Ways". To raise money for the recording session, we hosted a special one-time bar fundraiser called Dollar Beer Day.
As an homage to the low-budget local TV commercials of my youth, I created this promo video, advertising the event.