Directing portfolioAs a student, Iris took an interest in directing, specifically in a way that tested her limits, as well as her actors and crew. She believes that amazing things can flourish unknowingly when boundaries are pushed, and sometimes you just have to jump all in.
What works becomes art and what doesn’t is a learned experience regardless.
SECONDHAND
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Iris Ameera Lewis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Rodney Reyes
STARRING
Iris Ameera Lewis • Isabel Abreu
FICTIONAL FILMS • 2026 • 5 MINS • DRAMA
A hallway confrontation forces Reese to finally leave her girlfriend Cam, refusing to let Cam's addiction poison both of their lives.
FORK
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Iris Ameera Lewis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY & EDITING Rodney Reyes
STARRING
Ximena • Iris Ameera Lewis
FICTIONAL FILMS • 2026 • 5 MINS • DRAMA
A mundane task turns into a larger problem when two roommates who’ve neglected communicating with one another finally bump heads.
SNOW DAY
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Iris Ameera Lewis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Rodney Reyes
STARRING
Iris Ameera Lewis • James Lewis III • James Lewis IV • Niasia Ashley
FICTIONAL FILMS • 2026 • 6 MINS • DRAMA
After experiencing a loss, a young woman struggles to complete a seasonal task alone, forcing her to confront her new reality.
SALT AND SAND
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Iris Ameera Lewis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Rodney Reyes
1st AD Jun Coloma
2nd AD Alex Maria Cruz
STARRING
Jake Caceres • James Lewis IV • Luke Matthew Acebo
Jivanni Lewis • Kassandra Perez • Iris Ameera Lewis • Rodney Reyes
FICTIONAL FILMS • 2025 • 3 MINS • DRAMA
Jake reminisces of a summer long ago in Asbury Park when he was a child. Now, he searches out familiar haunts of past adventures with a friend he made long ago.
SPLINTER
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Iris Ameera Lewis
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Rodney Reyes
STARRING
Steven Cipoletti • Zoe Anastasia Papianni
FICTIONAL FILMS • 2024 • 10 MINS • DRAMA
A couple’s routine movie night takes a turn.