Directors Reel

Cody Navarro is a filmmaker and director whose work explores the quiet spaces between reality and memory. Blending poetic realism with surreal imagery, his films center on ordinary people navigating grief, identity, loneliness, and the fragile hope of human connection. Rather than relying on spectacle, Cody crafts intimate stories that invite audiences to sit with uncertainty and discover meaning in the moments that often go unnoticed.

Current Productions

Flats

My Role: Director & Co-Producer

After discovering a mysterious wardrobe left behind by his missing grandfather, a man finds himself trapped between reality and an endless salt flat where something unseen watches from the horizon. As his memories begin to unravel and the world around him grows increasingly false, he must uncover the truth before he loses himself to a reality that was never his own.

Status: Pre-Production

Psychological Horror - UVU Student Film - 2027

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Floor Thoughts

My Role: Director & Writer

After his long-term girlfriend unexpectedly leaves him, struggling artist David finds himself unable to move on from the apartment that once held their entire future. Trapped between memory and reality, he slowly unravels as the passage of time, the people around him, and the silent witness beneath his feet force him to confront the grief he's been avoiding—and decide whether he's willing to let go of the life he can no longer have.

Status: Looking for Producer

Surreal Drama - UVU Student Film - 2026

Skin

My Role: Director

On a remote coastline, a lonely fisherwoman named Agnes rescues a mysterious injured woman from the sea. As the stranger recovers, an unlikely bond forms between them, offering Agnes the companionship she's long been missing. But when the woman begins yearning to return to the ocean, Agnes's fear of being abandoned twists her love into obsession. As reality blurs with folklore and the line between human and beast begins to dissolve, both women are forced to confront a terrifying question: who is truly the monster?

Status: Pre-Production

Psychological Folklore Horror - UVU Capstone Film - 2026

The Idiot

My Role: Director

Recently returned from rehab, Nick Michaels finds himself at an exclusive party where a cruel game of confession strips away the carefully crafted facades of its wealthy guests. As greed, guilt, and hypocrisy are laid bare, Nick's unwavering compassion for a woman everyone else has judged forces the room to confront an uncomfortable truth: in a world built on cynicism, genuine kindness may be the most radical act of all.

Status: Post-Production

Drama - UVU Student Film - 2026

Olive

My Role: Director & Writer

Struggling with isolation and an overwhelming fear of connection, Olive retreats into a fractured version of her own mind where her insecurities take on a life of their own. As reality and imagination begin to blur, she must confront the parts of herself she's spent so long trying to hide before they consume her completely.