creative producer & natural-born budgeter
with my utmost appreciation for everyone involved in the making of the below projects...
40 Nickels
An immigrant boy of the Depression-era soars above his family's tragedies.
Written and Directed by Yasmin Gorenberg
Produced by Demetrius Beckham, Pinar Binay, Olivia Krueger and Brooke Gehris
Shot in New York City, NY
Winner - George A. Heinmann Award 2019
Winner - Makower Production Award 2020
Semi-Finalist, Flickers' Rhode island International Film Festival
Official Selection, Clermont Ferrand Film Market
Official Selection, Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival 2021
Official Selection, San Antonio Jewish Film Festival 2021
Official Selection, Austin Jewish Film Festival 2021
Official Selection, Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival 2021
Nominee - best Cinematographer Annual Copenhagen Film Festival 2021
Burn, Baby, Burn
A chef is asked to cater his ex's wedding. Let the good times roll. Burn, Baby, Burn is a dark comedy about not letting go.
Written and directed by J Anthony Roman
Produced by Pinar Binay, Sophia Loren Heriveaux, Alanna Finn, Daniel Choi, and Max Woetendyke
Shot in New York City, NY
Silver Award - Cinemafest 2022
Winner - Best Short Film Off The Reel ( A Ripple Effect Short Fes) 2022
Quarter-Finalist - New York International Film Awards
Nominee - Phoenix Shorts 2021
Honorable Mention - Nassau Film Festival 2022
Official Selection, New York True Venture Film Festival 2022
Official Selection, Latino Film Market 2022
Official Selection, Indie Showcase 2022
Official Selection, Upstate New York Film Festival 2022
Official Selection, Filmesque CineFest NYC 2022
Official Selection, Lift-Off Global Network NY 2022
Official Selection, Newark International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection, Official Latino
Official Selection, International New York Film Festival 2022
Official Selection, Lovesick Film Festical 2022
Official Selection, ReadingFilmFest 2022
Official Selection, New City Film Festival 2022
Hijas Mias
A susceptible preteen and her younger sister embark on a weekend trip with their manipulative nanny only to discover that she is not who they thought, and their return is uncertain.
Written and Directed by Carmen Antón García
Produced by Pinar Binay and Gloria Pérez
Shot in Madrid, Spain
Nominee - Best Short Film at Sydney Women's International Film Festival 2020
Winner - Audience Choice Award Coming of Age First Run Film Festival 2021
Carmen Antón García, Director
Carmen is a Spanish filmmaker who was born in Seattle and recently graduated from the Film & TV program at the New York University. Carmen has produced a number of NYU productions along with other independent projects like “Comisión Huamachuco 2016” for the NGO Fundació Ramón Martí Bonet Against Blindness and, more recently, “Por un future en positivo” for NEXT Education. Carmen tells stories anchored in everyday life while pushing the limits of the expected.
Her Voice
After surviving a brutal assault, a Taiwanese pianist attempts to help her daughter prepare for a piano recital.
Directed by Matthew Lai
Produced by Pinar Binay and Polina Buchak
Shot in Manhattan, NY
Let Me Go
Inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, when a mysterious creature begins to infest innocent people, a mother must choose between surrendering her dying daughter, or suffering the consequences of survival.
Directed by Matthew Lai
Produced by Pinar Binay, Ziyi Xu, Yutian Feng
Official Selection, H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - Cosmic Horror & Tales of the Supernatural
Official Selection, Shockfest Film Festival 2021
Pool Party
Nika, an introverted high schooler, lives every day feeling like an outcast. Marked with a significant scar on her stomach, she prefers to remain unnoticed, until a pool party invitation pushes her to confront all her insecurities.
Directed by Polina Bucha
Produced by Polina Buchak and Camila Grimaldi
Post-Production Produced by Pinar Binay
Silver Award - Independent Short Awards (Best First Time Director, Best Actress, Best Original Story)
Audience Choice Award - New Faces New Voices 2020
Finalist - Jelly Film Festival
Finalist - Oniros Film Awards
Nominee - Indie Short Fest 2020
Official Selection, Prisma
Official Selection, New Filmmakers New York 2020
Official Selection, Flickfair Film Festival
Official Selection, Nevada Women's Film Festival 2020
Meet the Neighbors
in post-production
Written and Directed by Derin Eğrikavuk
Produced by Pinar Binay, Emily Miller, Sofia Bara, Alexander Zinn