I believe films are an escape that never leaves you.

My goal as a filmmaker and writer is to entertain an audience through laughter, but leave learning something deeper about themselves. By mixing nostalgic aesthetics with fresh stories I create an experience that leaves audiences feeling whole - like a friend you just met but it feels like you have known them for years.

Olivia “Liv” Rugg is a writer and filmmaker with a degree in Pop Culture and Media Production with a minor in Creative Writing from High Point University. Liv has worked on a diverse amount of projects including documentaries, narrative shorts, comedy skits, educational videos, and commercials. When writing her own pieces, she focuses her storytelling on romance and comedy. Throughout her years at HPU, she has written over ten skits and shorts, a television pilot, two plays, and a feature-length screenplay. She is best known for her short film What a Coincidence.