Films/TV by Jim
Fairy's House (2026) - 7 Episodes
Official Selection - Atlanta Children's Film Festival
Winner - 47th annual Telly Awards
Television for Toddlers-7 Episodes
Director: Jim Picariello
Writers: Jim Picariello | Anne Hentschel
Producers: Hollis McLachlan | Amy Crowley | Anne Hentschel
The Collector (2025)
Selected by 19 festivals - Winner of 3 awards
Short/Documentary: From dining with Munchkins to owning the world’s largest private collection of Wizard of Oz memorabilia, this offbeat, delightfully weird, fairy-tale documentary proves that one beloved story can spark obsession, shape dreams, and reroute the entire course of a life.
Directors: Jim Picariello | Carrie Wachob
Producer: Carrie Wachob
The Mushroom Huntress (2020)
Selected by 12 festivals- Winner of 2 awards
Short/Family: After Leigh is cut off from her cold, wealthy mother, and her loving-yet-scheming father is arrested, she attempts to support herself through her love of wild mushrooms. But while foraging the forest floor, she discovers a shocking family secret.
Writer/Director: Jim Picariello | Lynne Williams (story by)
Producers: Eddie Contento (producer) | Kyle Lamont (producer)
Passive Aggressive Dads (2019)
Selected by 24 film festivals: (Sedona, Nantucket, BFI London, & more fancy ones)
Winner of 4 awards
Short/Dark Comedy: Two middle-aged dads just want to spend a quiet day with their daughters at the park. But when an obnoxious group of teens drive by, too fast and too loud, it spurs these aging, disgruntled dads into a self-righteous act of passive-aggression.
Writer/Director: Jim Picariello
Producer: Kyle Lamont (producer)
The Number 6 - Sesame Street (2017)
It opened for Elmo!
This Time It's Shopping (2016)
Selected by 18 festivals - Winner of 5 awards
Short/Family: A peculiar customer interrupts a gift store owner’s quiet day. Is she really shopping, or is this some kind of game?
Writer/Director: Jim Picariello