Carl Conway Maguire — Writer, Director & Editor

00:01 — DIRECTING

Directing Reel

00:02 — WORK

Featured Projects

WRITER-DIRECTOR · Spec Pilot · In Development · Starring Will Hines · Produced by Steve Pink

Onboarding

In a contemporary version of hell disguised as an office, two recently deceased roommates must outsmart the demonic designs of their white-collar overlords to complete a seemingly impossible orientation process and get promoted to paradise.

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WRITER-DIRECTOR · Short Film

Ultra Juice

A lonely man finds friendship in an unexpected place: his new vape.

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WRITER-DIRECTOR · Series Pilot · Produced by Steve Pink

Syd & Mike

An offbeat pair of charmingly codependent pals encounter unhinged misfits and bizarre circumstances that test the boundaries of their friendship.

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WRITER-DIRECTOR · Short Film

Blotholes

Desperate for leads on a dead-end serial murder case, the FBI pulls a prolific killer out of prison to take a Rorschach test, using inkblots found at the crime scenes.

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WRITER-DIRECTOR · Branded Comedy

Syd & Mike x Grav Labs

This short commercial parody integrates a unique product into the world of Syd & Mike.

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00:03 — Accolades

Awards & Recognition

Best Short Film — Tootsie's Video Vault — Best Short Film
Tootsie's Video Vault(Ultra Juice)

Audience Award — SeriesFest — Audience Award
SeriesFest(Syd & Mike)

Best Episodic — Laugh After Dark Comedy Festival — Best Episodic
Laugh After Dark Comedy Festival(Syd & Mike)

Official Selection — Tribeca Creators Market — Official Selection
Tribeca Creators Market(Syd & Mike)

00:04 — EDITING

Editing Reel

Editing Work Samples

01:24 Runna: Part of the Plan feat. Karla Sports · Branded · Social · Vertical
08:52 A History of Sitting in Waiting Rooms (dir. Lorena Russi) Narrative · Comedy · Short Film
04:43 Yellowstone: 1883 - Behind the Story Documentary · Social
04:12 Budweiser: The Hard Way feat. Dr. Woo Documentary · Social · Branded
04:07 Budweiser: The Hard Way feat. Chef Jason Atherton Documentary · Branded · Food
16:07 Vice: Chef's Night Out - Catbird Seat Documentary · Food
04:37 Dove Men+Care "For Coach" Documentary · Sports · Branded
00:49 Paramount: Bellator MMA - AJ McKee Sports · Social · Promo
01:00 Yellowstone: 1883 - Billy Bob Thornton Documentary · Social · Promo
00:51 Syd & Mike Teaser Narrative · Social · Promo · Comedy
00:20 Pluto TV: Lego Ninjago - Memorial Day Weekend Marathon Narrative · Promo
02:28 Syd & Mike + Grav Labs: Fresh Like the Rain Narrative · Comedy · Branded
00:30 Paramount 2024: Q4 Reel Sizzle · Promo
00:30 Paramount: Heathers - Burn Supercut Narrative · Promo · Comedy
02:28 Vagalis (dir. Anita Castillo-Halvorssen) Comedy · Narrative
00:30 Reebok x Jess Sims Sports · Branded · Social · Vertical
10:00 ccm: chill editing reel to relax/study to Sizzle · Chill

00:05 - ABOUT

Bio

Carl Conway Maguire is a writer and director in NYC whose work has played at festivals including Dances With Films, SeriesFest, Sidewalk Film Festival, and more. He is currently developing a comedy series, Onboarding, with producer Steve Pink (Hot Tub Time Machine).

Carl started making films as a founding member of the indie filmmaking collective, Video Mass, through which he helped facilitate screenings in Brooklyn of over 100 short films.

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Photo by Dustin McWethy @dudestin