Opening film

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Opening Film

Co-writer & LeadAgency: Malkare:Invent 2025OPENING FILM

A period film for a keynote about the future.

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Renaissance workshops, artisans and polymaths, drawing the line from that explosion of human capability to the one happening in software right now.

I co-wrote the film with Patrick Johnson, our creative director, and led it; Malka brought it to life.

Production

RoleCo-writer & Lead
Creative Director & Co-writerPatrick Johnson
ProductionMalka
ForDr. Werner Vogels keynote
EventAWS re:Invent 2025
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