Live Long @ NWFF

Live Long received two nominations at the Nevada Women’s Film Festival - Best Female Protagonist and Best Live Action Short Film!

Director, writerTony Howell & Co.March 20, 2026Director, writer

Awesome Con Audience Choice

Live Long, written and directed by Noelle, starring Claire Karpen and Reed Birney wins AUDIENCE at the Awesome Con International Film Festival.

Director, writerTony Howell & Co.March 20, 2026Director, writer

8 Short Films in 3 Weeks

Check out Noelle’s blog post - Fridays at 4 - for The Barrow Group where she spent the summer co-teaching Teen and Tween Short Film!

Director, writerTony Howell & Co.November 8, 2025Director, writer

PageCraft Scholarship

Noelle recently spent a week in Inverness, CA where she got to attend the PageCraft Rewrite Lab as a scholarship winner.

writerTony Howell & Co.November 8, 2025writer

Live Long @ PopCon

Live Long, written and directed by Noelle, starring Claire Karpen and Reed Birney wins BEST DRAMA at the PopCon International Film Festival.

Director, writerTony Howell & Co.July 1, 2025Director, writer

Live Long

Click here to see the trailer for Noelle’s latest short film, Live Long, starring Claire Karpen and Reed Birney.

Director, writerTony Howell & Co.December 24, 2024Director, writer

PANO MICROGRANT

Noelle’s upcoming short film Live Long, starring Broadway’s Claire Karpen and Reed Birney (2016 Tony Award Winner) is a PANO micro grant post production semi-finalist!

writer, DirectorTony Howell & Co.October 20, 2024writer, director

Big Break Screenwriting Contest

Noelle’s original pilot By the Book advanced to the Semifinal Round of this year’s Big Break Screenwriting contest!

writerTony Howell & Co.October 2, 2024writer

PANO MICRO GRANT

Noelle received a development grant from the PANO Network for her upcoming short film Live Long.

Director, writerTony Howell & Co.July 18, 2023writer, director