Producer • Director • Writer
I am an award-winning filmmaker based in Texas, creating story-driven films that blend emotional authenticity with a strong visual sensibility. My work is rooted in the belief that cinema is the most collaborative of all art forms—where writing, performance, photography, music, design, and human experience converge to create something larger than any one discipline.
After training across multiple artistic fields—including theatre, photography, music, visual art, and advertising—I found my true creative home in directing. Film allowed me to synthesize every medium I loved into a single storytelling language. For nearly two decades, I have worked across the full spectrum of production, developing projects from concept through completion as a writer, producer, and director.
Today, I focus on creating narrative films that explore human connection, grief, resilience, and the quiet psychological spaces people inhabit when their lives change. My storytelling often leans toward historical settings, intimate dramas, dark humor, and atmospheric genre work—stories where mood and character are as essential as plot.
Selected Work & Collaborations
In addition to developing my own projects, I have produced 22 short films through the Austin Film Meet Short Film Challenge and Reels Accelerator programs, guiding emerging filmmakers from script to screen while managing real-world production environments. This hands-on producing work reflects my passion for both storytelling and building creative ecosystems that support independent artists.
I frequently collaborate with Director of Photography Brandon Boggs, shaping visually intentional projects designed for the independent film landscape.
👉 View full credits on IMDb:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3401094/
Founder & Executive Director
In 2008, I founded Austin Film Meet, a Central Texas organization dedicated to supporting filmmakers, actors, and digital creators. Since its launch, the organization has:
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Hosted 550+ events
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Served 12,000+ creatives
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Produced dozens of collaborative short films
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Built a thriving independent film community in one of the nation’s most active production hubs
Austin Film Meet continues to function as both a creative incubator and a professional network for emerging and established storytellers alike.
Cherdon has an amazing way about her in terms of thinking out of the box and motivating others.
~Ryan M., Audio Engineer
Film & Video Projects
Swinging in Shadows
(in post-production)
10-min drama film
Written, Directed, Edited & Produced by H.Cherdon Bedford.
Parents of lost child meet again for the first time after being estranged for years.
The Witness
(in post-production)
8-min drama film
Written, Directed, Edited & Produced by H.Cherdon Bedford.
A devastated man confronts the bystander who filmed his brother’s final moments.
“Awesome in Austin” Freddie Pate Music Video – (available on YouTube) – music video
**Award Winning**
Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford.
Texas Music Artist Freddie Pate has the time of his life in Austin.
Shelf Elf
(in Post-Production)
Horror Short Film
Written & Produced
by H.Cherdon Bedford
Whispers Among the Trees
(in Festival Circuit)
Drama Short Film
Produced
by H.Cherdon Bedford
Ambient Light
(in pre-production)
22-page historical drama screenplay
**Award Winning**
Written, Produced & Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford.
In the 1880s, a rural Texas mother struggles with her husband to get what may be their only chance at a family photograph with their two children.
Moontower
(in pre-production)
13-page historical drama screenplay
Written, Produced & Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford.
In 1918 Austin, a determined suffragist embarks on a perilous but crucial delivery.
The Mockingbird Sings Loud and Clear
(in production)
30-min short drama film
Produced & Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford.
A successful film producer set on avoiding a painful end from illness struggles with the decision of leaving her legacy of her female film team to her protégé.
Lunch
(in pre-production)
6-page historical drama screenplay
Written, Produced & Directed by and starring H.Cherdon Bedford.
A concerned teacher approaches a reluctant parent after finding a troubling note from a child’s lunchbox.
Film & Video Projects in Development
Josephine – (in development) – 8-page historical drama screenplay
Written, Produced & Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford.
An extraordinary woman with four legs escapes her ordinary life in search of belonging and finds acceptance among the unacceptable in a circus sideshow.
The Delivery – (in development) – 14-page dark comedy screenplay
Written, Produced & Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford.
An agoraphobic widow must overcome her fears to make a special delivery to an unexpected adversary and discovers new opportunity awaits her.
Sugar – (in development) – 6-page dark comedy screenplay
Written, Produced & Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford.
Weighed down by the conundrums of modern American society and a failed medical system, a lonely, elderly woman must escape her sickly fate for one last taste of freedom.
Eleanor’s Fort – (in pre-production)
Drama Short Film
Written, Produced & Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford
Pickup – (in pre-production)
Drama Short Film
Written, Produced & Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford
The Christmas Sweater – (in pre-production)
Short Comedy Film
Produced & Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford
Untitled Slasher – (in development)
Short Horror Film
Written, Produced & Directed by H.Cherdon Bedford