Film Projects
Inspired by dynamic editing and movement, these film projects showcase Kai's directing and creative curating skills that she developed while earning her BFA degree in Film and Media Production. Her most recent short film, THE LENS, is featured right and will be shown in the Fifth Floor Film Festival at Marymount Manhattan College.
THE LENS
Based on Gaspar Noé's "Lux Æterna", THE LENS is an immersive short about an aspiring actress, Leah, and the anxiety she feels in front of the camera. Using experimental lighting techniques such as strobes and projections, score by the electronic artist, Kira, and incredible acting by Leah Sloan, the unsettling nature of this film will reveal the physical anxiety of the mind.
THE LENS will premiere at the Fifth Floor Film Festival at Marymount Manhattan College May 20th, 2025.
Alyssa
"Alyssa" is a documentary style profile on a young dancer in Manhattan, Alyssa Marten. Correlating dance techniques with her personal story, you get to know who she is deep down and how that inspires her art.
Goodfellas: The Musical
Created for a genre swap assignment in a Directing Video class, a new take on the famous scene from Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas" brings in music and dance elements to embrace the ridiculousness of the story. Directed by Kai Koren, she rearranges "Big Spender" from Sweet Charity in accordance of the lines from the movie and brings in her best friends Cherie Stone, Francesca Petruccy, and Melissa Guerra to play alongside her in the roles.
Longing
A short concept film about longing to be in a free world outside the stress of everyday life. Arranged in order to experiment with projections in the Immersion Lab at Marymount Manhattan College.
Starring Addison Clover
Lucky by Radiohead (Music Video)
A fan-made music video about a girl who receives a call that leaves her devastated, until an unsuspecting friend "pulls her out of the air crash".