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FILMS

Mercedes has worked on many short films as a writer, director, producer, and 1st AD.​

RiVen Productions is her production company.

Her portfolio...

PLEASE CALL DAD

After a drunk phone call, Mikaela must deal with the consequences of revealing information that could break up her family.

11 mins

Mercedes Riegé

Writer, Director and Producer

McKenna Merriman

Producer and 1st AD

Owen Bradner

Director of Photography

Maryam Alkhaja

Editor and Colorist

Colton Caulfield

Score

Cast

Katherine Shore

Renata Gabella

Carol Hardern

Boula Ross

Rinzin Thonden

Ryan Gurian

Chloe Radcliffe

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SPILLED MILK

AN IDIOM/A (SHORT) FILM

When faced with the haunting memories of her complicated relationship with Mark, Kate is forced to decipher if what she believes happened between them was real.

26 mins

McKenna Kaye

Writer and Director

Mercedes Riegé

Producer and 1st AD

Owen Bradner

Director of Photography

Maryam Alkhaja

Editor and Colorist

McKenna Merriman

Associate Producer and 2nd AD

Cast

Emma Stetser
Juan Teisaire
Renata Gabella
Kobe Patrick
Matt Haverty
Holden Goldberg
Rafeeqa Teo

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SELIN

A talented Turkish swimmer navigates the pressures of maintaining a life in the US and the one that awaits for her back home.

20 mins

Olivia Simmons

Director

Mercedes Riegé

Producer and 1st AD

Defne Özkan and
Ryan Curley

Co-writers

James O'Connell

Director of Photography

Michelle Schumacher

Editor

Joe Simmons

Score

Cast

Defne Özkan

Ryan Curley

Oz Eminoğlu

Cassie Martin

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CANVASBACK

Three rounds of televised verbal sparring

14 mins

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Loki Olin

Writer, Director and Editor

Mercedes Riegé

Producer and 1st AD

Karl Bjorn

Director of Photography and Colorist

Joe Simmons

Sound

Julien Robson

Score

Cast

Megan Osyen
Loki Olin
Bella Klaidman
Marlon Robbins

TAPE OF '25

WHERE ARE YOU GONNA BE IN 5 YEARS?

In the final week of college, a tight-knit group of friends unravels when an AI-generated sextape throws them into a spiral of paranoia, jealousy and identity crisis.

26 mins

Eduardo Machado

Writer and Director

Robyn Haddad

Producer and 1st AD

Ella Braff

Producer and Art Director

A. Zvagelsky

Director of Photography

Rebecca Booth

Associate Producer

Mercedes Riegé

Associate Producer

Cast

Jack Clark
Euan Lathrop
Ryen Hilton
Devon Horton
Justin Holoman
Armando Rivera
Zisan Ugurlu

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A TIGHT SQUEEZE

NO MERCY

A desperate actor’s callback spirals when an embarrassing mishap with the group’s intimidating captain forces them into a secret pact.

12 mins

Colton Caulfield

Writer, Director, Editor and Score

Alexis Erey

Producer, Director of Photography and Colorist

Blue Fridge Films

Producer

Mercedes Riegé

1st AD

Nico Osborne

Sound

Cast

Rinzin THonden

Keegan Garant

Jack Haycox

Victoria Rodriguez

Ryan Gurian

Grayson Rieth

Zachary Chacon

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Last updated April 2026

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