Harmony was brought into the creative team of this narrative feature film by screenwriters Wes Hurley and Marc Kenison in its earliest stage to consult on creative direction and costume design. Wes, also the film’s director, and Marc, the titular star of the film as well as its writer, asked Harmony to create the highly stylized look and feel that became the distinct aesthetic of the production. Harmony designed, built and styled all wardrobe, hair and makeup, as well as becoming a producer during the course of the film’s development and filming.

“A rich, glittering, live-action cartoon” as director Wes Hurley put it, Fallen Jewel aimed to make space for dialogue surrounding issues of gender roles, gender identification, sexuality and desire, objectification and self-definition. The result is a pop-art musical comedy amalgamation, deeply poignant and absurdly hilarious.

Fallen Jewel premiered in Tel Aviv in 2012 and has since been translated into Japanese and established as a Seattle cult favorite, continuing to be screened at Central Cinema each month in the tradition of Rocky Horror Picture Show, with live performances and hosts like Jinx Monsoon, Sarah Rudinoff, and BenDeLaCreme.

Harmony built and styled costumes for this surreal VR autobiographical narrative documentary written by frequent collaborator Wes Hurley.

It is the story of Little Potato’s journey growing up gay during the turbulent years of the Soviet Union before and after the fall of communism, his escape into the world of pirated American movies, and his mother’s struggles to create a better life for them both — leading eventually to her becoming a mail order bride in order to insure their escape to America.

Little Potato won over 20 awards including Jury Prize at SXSW and Audience Award at Outfest.

Official Selection: IDFA Amsterdam, Seattle International Film Festival, American Film Institute, Imagine Film Festival, Chelsea Film Festival.