JEWELL KARINEN
What Happens in Vegas (2026) | Silver Lake Shorts Fellowship Film
Written & Directed by Jewell Karinen
Screenings & Official Selections:
Silver Lake Shorts, Los Angeles
Pasadena International Film Festival, Los Angeles
HydeFM Frequency Film Festival, San Francisco
Athens Film Festival, Georgia
Women in Cinema Showcase, San Diego
Same Hands Film Festival, Santa Ana
Written & Director: Jewell Karinen
Produced by Margaret Borchert
Co-Producer: Clev Dominguez
Director of Photography: Paula Crichton De Alba
Original Score and Sound Design: Will Kurzner
Songs by: Mixsy
Paper Doll (2026)
Written & Directed by Jewell Karinen
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Writer & Director: Jewell Karinen
Director of Photography: Clev Dominguez
Editor: Cassidy Carroll
Original Score: Julia Mitchell
Earthlings (2024)
Written & Directed by Jewell Karinen
Screenings & Official Selections: The Pack Comedy Film Festival, Centre Film Festival, Silver Lake Shorts
Writer & Director: Jewell Karinen
Director of Photography: Nathan Barrios
Original Score: Belle Adams
Ghostfriend (2023)
Microshort Written & Directed by Jewell Karinen
Writer & Director & Editor: Jewell Karinen
Director of Photography: Clev Dominguez
Original Score: Belle Adams
10 10 (2024)
Co-Directed by Belle Adams & Jewell Karinen
Directed by: Belle Adams & Jewell Karinen
Writer: Belle Adams
Director of Photography: Raul Morales
Producer: Danny Castro
The Sweet Turtle Bachelor (2019) | WhoHaha Creators Lab Comedy Sketch
Writer: Jewell Karinen
Director: Valeria Miranda
Produced by the WhoHaha Creators Lab​
Claritin Clear | Comedy Sketch
Writer: Jewell Karinen
Director: Cleveen Dominguez
Director of Photography: James Hall
Original Comedy Shorts
The Detective (2019 Bike Shorts Film Festival - Official Selection)
The Detective is a comedic mockumentary about a fledgling detective who meets his match searching for a barely competent thief. Jewell cowrote and stars in the film, along with comedy partner Adrian Ruvalcaba.
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Stand Up Basement (2019 DVC Film Festival - Official Selection)
Jewell appears in Stand Up Basement, a comedic short about a young woman who gets trapped in the basement of a man practicing his tight five.