BodhiWerner@gmail.com | YouTube: @bodhithemoviemaker
www.BodhiWerner.com | Instagram: @bodhiwerner
Director, writer, content creator, artist based in Duluth, Minnesota
TRAINING
2019 MASTER CLASS: BUILDING YOUR SUCCESSFUL CAREER IN FILM — WDSE-WRPT — Cirina Catania
2019-Present CATALYST STORIE INSTITUTE, Duluth Minnesota, in-person and online talks, seminars, and workshops
2022 WNBA: SF — Pitchorama
SCREENWRITING
2019-Present The Life of Clare Pilot Script (61 pages)
Writer
Official Selection, Austin Film Fest, Second Round, 2024, Catalyst Content Fest, Duluth, MN, 2024,
Lake Placid Episodic Fest, Lake Placid, NY, 2024
2019-Present The Life of Clare Pitch Presentation (22 pages)
Writer
Official Selection, Catalyst Content Fest, Duluth, MN, 2024, Lake Placid Episodic Fest, Lake Placid, NY, 2024
2020-Present North Port 1999 Pilot Script (65 pages)
Writer
Catalyst Content Fest, Duluth, MN, 2024,
Lake Placid Episodic Fest, Lake Placid, NY, 2024
2020-Present North Port 1999 Pitch Presentation (20 pages)
Writer
Official Selection, Catalyst Content Fest, Duluth, MN, 2024, Lake Placid Episodic Fest, Lake Placid, NY, 2024
FILMOGRAPHY OF DIRECTED WORKS
2016 Tall Ships Documentary short (2 min)
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
Official selection, Duluth Superior Film Fest, 2017
2017 No HERO Thriller Short (19 min)
Director, Writer, Editor
Tall Grass Film Festival, 2017
Self-produced screening, Duluth, 2018
2019 The PLAN Thriller Short (7 min)
Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor,
Curated screening, Duluth 48hr Film Project, Zeitgeist Zinema, Official selection, Minnesota Film Festival, 2019 Twin Ports Shorts, 2020
2023 Liminal Forest Sci-fi, Thriller Animated Short (1 min)
Director, Writer, Animator, Editor, Voice Actor
Self-distributed web
2023 The Liminal Mansion Experimental Animated Short (3 min)
Director, Writer, Animator, Editor, Voice Actor
Self-distributed web
2024 NØRTH PØRT 1999 Animated Short (7 min)
Director, Writer, Animator, Editor, Voice Actor
Awards: Innovative Horror Film Award, Trapped Film Fest, 2024
Official Selection, Minnesota WebFest, 2024 Eagan Art Block Short Film Fest, 2024
Lift-Off Global Film Festival, 2024
North Shorror Immersive Art Experience, Duluth, MN, 2024
Trapped Film Fest, 2024
Shorts In Winter Film Fest, Two Harbors, MN, 2024
FILMOGRAPHY OF CO-DIRECTED WORKS
2019 The Balloon Experimental Short (2 min)
Co-Directed/Co-Written with Penny Perry & Steve Ash, Cinematographer, Editor
2019 Incandescent Experimental Animated Pre-vis Short (2 min)
Co-Directed/Co-Written with Clare Cooley
OTHER FILM EXPERIENCE
2019-Present The Creativity Show Web Series (256 episodes)
Cinematographer, Editor
2020 The Deft Thriller Short (15 min)
Behind the scenes videography
2021-Present Bodhi The Movie Web Series (400 episodes)
Maker Content Creator
2023 The Woods Horror Short (11 min)
That Whisper Visual effects
WORKS IN PROGRESS
NØRTH PØRT 1999 (#2) Narrative Thriller Short Film (10 min) – in development Director, Writer, Visual effects
BOTS OF ANOTHER
COLOR Documentary (45 min) – in post production Director, Writer, Editor
AWARDS
2017 Tall Grass Film Festival “Semi-finalist”
2019 Duluth 48hr Film Project “Best Director”
2021 HollyLand Video Competition “Best Creative Picture Award”
2024 Trapped Film Festival “Innovative Horror Film Award”
PROJECT GRANTS
2019 ARAC Artist Access Grant, screenwriting
2019 ARAC Career Development Grant, pre-vis short film
2020 ARAC Individual Artist Project, short film
2020 ARAC Small Grant – COVID-19, web series
2020 Spring Board for the Arts Combating Social Isolation Grant COVID, web series
2021 ARAC Small Grant, film equipment
2021 ARAC Emergency Working Artist Project Grant, web series
2022 MSAB Creative Support, web series
2022 ARAC Emergency Working Artist Project Grant, writing
2022 NEA-ARP Working Artist Project Grant, screenwriting
2023 NEA-MSAB Creative Support, writing & web series
2024 ARAC Individual Artist Project Grant, animated short film
2024 MSAB Creative Support, pre-production
2025 MSAB Creative Support, animated short film
FUNDING HISTORY
2021-present Crowdfunding patreon.com/BodhiTheMovieMaker,
2023 Seth Marshall – Independent Producer Funding for NØRTH PØRT 1999 short film 2024
TEACHING
2017 UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH, UNIVERSITY FOR SENIORS — Mobile Phone Filmmaking Lecture
2022 HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA COLLECTIVE — DIY Filmmaking and Writing Lecture
ARTS-RELATED EMPLOYMENT
2009-2014 GLOBAL PRODUCTION TEAM, (project clients included History Channel, and SPCA) Production Assistant
WORK-FOR-HIRE EXPERIENCE
2016 “TALADH CHRIOSDA (HALLELUJAH) BY EIRA,” Music video (4 min)
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
2016 “OUR WISH BY EIRA,” Music video (3 min)
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
2016 “SOUL CAKE BY EIRA,” Music video (4min)
Director, Cinematographer, Editor
2016 “WE MADE OUR OWN FUN” Feature Documentary (60 mins)
Co-directed with Clare Cooley, Cinematography, Editing
PRESS AND PUBLICITY
2024 LOCAL ARTIST MAKES AWARD-WINNING REFLECTION OF HIS HOME, DULUTH
WDIO ABC, TV, interview
2021 “BODHI & CLARE’S CREATIVE SUCCESSES – KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY!” OWC RADIO, Podcast, web, interview
2021 “BODHI – NORTH PORT 1999,” 9 O’clock Meltdown, Podcast, web, interview
2022 “EP. 19 NORTH PORT 1999,” Twin Ports Horror Society, Podcast, web, interview
2021-2024 4 Episodes, 3Haunted Podcast, Podcast, web, interview
COMMUNITY ENGAGMENT ACTIVITES
2017 Assistant to Creativity Coach/Teacher Clare Cooley, UMD UFS, UMD, The Women’s Club, The Woodland Hills Youth at Risk Program, and Saint Louis County Mental Health and Drug Rehabilitation Courts.
2019 In person interviews of artists at Catalyst Content Festival, The Creativity Show, web, Cinematographer
2020 In person Interview Philip Gilpin Jr. (CEO/Exec. Dir. Catalyst Content Festival, The Creativity Show, web, Cinematographer
2021 Remote Interview Philip Gilpin Jr. (CEO/Exec. Dir. Catalyst Content Festival, The Creativity Show, web, Cinematographer
2019 I hosted 3 “Friend-Raiser” Events in my home to introduce Catalyst Content Festival to the Duluth community
2020-2024 CATALYST CONTENT FESTIVAL, Database web development
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
2020 FILMING Catalyst Story Institute seminar at Saint Scholastica College in Duluth, Minnesota, with Karl Gajdusek (Showrunner Stranger Things Season 1)
2023 Catalyst Content Festival, Literary Judges panel
FILMOGRAPHY OF DIRECTED WORKS MADE IN SCHOOL
IN PURSUIT OF A DEGREE GRANTING PROGRAM
2006 Life of Art Tamalpais High School Film Project,
Documentary Short (11 min)
Director, Editor
Self-produced screening, Duluth, 2018
2010 Drunk Txting College of Marin, Introduction to filmmaking
Short (5 min)
Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor
2010 Mountain Man College of Marin, Introduction to filmmaking
Thriller Short (5 min)
Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Editor, Actor