Actress. Filmmaker. Garden State Film Festival Vice-Chair.
Heather is an award-winning actress and filmmaker. Credits include Blue Bloods (CBS), Tom's Dilemma, a feature produced by the Sundance award-winning Darren Dean ("The Florida Project", "Tangerine"), and the Vimeo Staff Pick "At The End Of The Cul-De-Sac", a Paul Trillo film which was featured in TIME Magazine and premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
Heather is President of Via Mantra Productions, an independent film production company. Via Mantra's latest film is the 1970's thriller Victim No. 6 starring Heather, alongside Russ Russo ("Catch Hell", "An Act of War"), which has won numerous awards, and several Best Actress awards for Heather, including a Best Performance award from Kevin Smith at his inaugural Smodcastle Film Festival. Next up for Heather & Via Mantra are two feature films; Big Enzo's Wedding and Haunting Skies, both of which are in development.
Heather is a member of SAG-AFTRA, she is Vice-Chair of the board of directors for the Garden State Film Festival, New Jersey's Premier Independent Film Festival, and is a member of New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) as well as Women in Media.
Official Selection
Victim No. 6
Etreum Horror Film Festival
Buenos Aires
2023
NOMINATED: Best Drama, Best Score
Victim No. 6
Etheral Horror Fest
Austin, TX
2023
NOMINATED: Minerva Award
Victim No. 6
FilmQuest
Provo, UT
2023
WON: Best Horror Short Film, Audience Award
Victim No. 6
Galacticat
Tàrrega
2023
WON: Best Short Film, Best Cinematography, Best of the Block, NOMINATED: Best Performance, Best Director Short Film, Best Score, Best Art Direction
Victim No. 6
Renegade Film Festival
Atlanta, GA
2023
NOMINATED: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design, Best Soundtrack
Victim No. 6
Kansas City International Film Festival
Kansas City, Mo
2022
WON: Best Actress, Best Villain. NOMINATED: Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Score
Victim No. 6
Grindhouse Nights Film Festival
Garwood, NJ
2022
NOMINATED: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design, Best Soundtrack
Victim No. 6
Macabre Faire Film Festival
Lebanon, TX
2022
WON: Best Short Fillm
Victim No. 6
Katra Film Series
New York, NY
2022
WON: Etheria Spirit Award, NOMINATED: Best Thriller Short, Best Cinematography
Victim No. 6
Nightmares Film Festival
Columbus, OH
2022
WON: Best Actress
Victim No. 6
Smodcastle Film Festival
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
2022
WON: Best Actress, Best Thriller. NOMINATED : Best Director, Best Actor
Victim No. 6
Pasadena International Film Festival
Pasadena, CA
2022
NOMINATED: Best Short Fillm
Victim No. 6
Beaufort International Film Festival
Beaufort, SC
2021
WON: Best Cinematography, First Runner Up - Audience Award for Best Dramatic Short, Selected for "Best of the Fest" shorts program.
Victim No. 6
Woods Hole Film Festival
Woods Hole, MA
2021
WON: Best Director, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Original Score. NOMINATED : Best Horror
Victim No. 6
Long Island International Film Expo
Bellmore, NY
2021
Born of Women 2021 - Annual Showcase
Victim No. 6
Fantasia Film Festival
Montreal
2021
Nominated: Best Actor
House Broken
Pasadena International Film Festival
Pasadena, CA
Winner: Best Original Score in a Short Film
House Broken
Long Island International Film Expo
Winner: Gold Remi Award
House Broken
Worldfest Houston
Houston
Nominated: Best Comedy
House Broken
Madrid International Film Festival
Madrid
Winner: Best Actress in a Comedy
House Broken
Hang On To Your Shorts
Asbury Park, NJ
Nominated: Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Director, Best Concept, Best Short, Best Local Film
House Broken
Golden Door Film Festival
Jersey City
Actress. Filmmaker. Garden State Film Festival Vice-Chair.
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