I was tasked with transforming an empty farmhouse into a lived-in Argentinian countryside home, designing it completely from floor to ceiling. My process began with sketches over a photograph of the raw space to visualize how the production design elements could reshape the environment. I also fabricated several dead bodies for the film, testing techniques on styrofoam mannequin heads layered with paint and latex to achieve the desired realism.
ROT
←Logline: Azul must travel to her distant family’s farm to unearth where her recurring nightmares are coming from.






ROT — Project Overview
As Production Designer on ROT, I crafted the film’s visual language from concept to completion, shaping an eerie, lived-in farm world that deepens its psychological tension. I designed and built sets, sourced and fabricated props, and directed set dressing while working in close collaboration with the director and cinematographer. On set, I oversaw all art department operations, managed the budget, and led a small crew through both practical builds and adaptive work on location.
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Writer & Director: Almendra Kovac
Producer: Alejandra Cintrón Rivera
Azul: Gina Cristiani
Iván: Samuel Code
Clara: Florencia Barletta
Psychiatrist: Rocío Escobar
On-Set Producer: Nefeli Protopsalti
1st AD: Celi Mitidieri
2nd AD: Will Mauricette & Elise Woodard
Script Supervisor: Yazmin Jarrin
Production PA: Tobey Munari
BTS Photographers: Cecilia Marty, Xiang Li & Matthew Peterson
Cinematographer: Milena Montero
Camera Operator: Milena Montero
1st AC: Gabriel Lopez
2nd AC: Ella Satterfield
Gaffer: Sena Kwasi Amengor
Key Grip: Beau Agrawal
Best Electric: Nadia Grasso
Best Grip: Eric Blair & Tan Kitapli
Grips: Eric Blair, Kennedy Carruth, Jackson Lapsley
Grip Truck: Sena Kwasi Amengor
Production Designer: Sam Russell
Art Director: Delaney Mann
On-set Art Director: Emma Holloway
Costume Designer: Ali Weber & Valeria Guerra-Garcia
HMU & SFX Make-up: Nicci Rose
Editor: Gabriel Lopez
Colorist: CJ Julian
DIT: Allison Plante
Sound Mixer: Zachary Rodriguez
Boom Operator: Orya Larie
Sound Designer: Gabriel Lopez
Crew T-Shirt Designer: Bao Duong
Graphic Designer: Sky Stone
Process & Build Work

Props & Wardrobe Highlights
Grandpa’s Body
A layered Halloween skeleton, aged to mummification.

Carlos’ Body
Styrofoam head with wicker and polyfoam frame
Aged Farm Signs
Wood-burned, custom-aged to appear antique
Hair & Makeup
The team applying gray hair paint to the actress
Inspiration & References

