Carter is a visual storyteller whose films have been selected by over 125 national and international festivals, earning more than 75 awards, nominations, and finalist honors. His latest horror short, Take Three Please, is currently on the festival circuit and receiving widespread acclaim. Most recently, it was named a Semi-Finalist at the Oscar®-qualifying Rhode Island International Film Festival.

Take Three Please also earned Carter the title of Best Pennsylvania Student Filmmaker at the Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival—a major distinction, as he was a high school senior competing in a field of college filmmakers. Michael Curtis Johnson (Slamdance, Nashville Film Festival) praised the film as “a wildly cinematic horror short,” comparing its tension to It Follows, Don’t Breathe, and Funny Games. Tim Palmer, BSC—cinematographer, BSC Governor, and Boston University professor—called its lighting “a bravura accomplishment” and noted, “if horror and psychological terror are your path, you have a remarkable future ahead of you.”

Other festival highlights include the Coronado Island Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, two consecutive years at the All-American High School Film Festival, and a Best High School Short nomination at the Catalina Film Festival.

Beyond narrative filmmaking, Carter filmed and edited a live concert for The Hooters—a 2x Platinum band and Philadelphia Music Awards Lifetime Achievement honorees—helping preserve their legacy and connect with the local arts community.

In addition to his creative work, Carter has taken on leadership roles as a production assistant, teacher’s assistant, and camp counselor—guiding middle and high school students in filmmaking, editing, and media production during a summer media camp. These experiences have deepened his commitment not only to storytelling but to mentorship and collaboration within the film community.