Editing Mika Boorem (section)

===Directing and other projects===
In 2012, Boorem appeared opposite [[Kelly Lynch]] in the [[Armand Mastroianni]] thriller ''Dark Desire''.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Radio Times]]|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/film/drfq9d/dark-desire/|title=Dark Desire|author=''Radio Times'' Staff|access-date=November 21, 2018|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]}}</ref> Boorem was also cast in the 2013 short film ''Awake'', which was subsequently included in the 2016 horror [[anthology film|anthology]] ''Minutes Past Midnight''.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Moviefone]]|url=https://www.moviefone.com/movie/minutes-past-midnight/20086075/credits/|title=Minutes Past Midnight: Credits|archive-url=https://archive.today/20181121022313/https://www.moviefone.com/movie/minutes-past-midnight/20086075/credits/|archive-date=November 21, 2018|access-date=November 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, Boorem directed the short film ''Love Thy Neighbor'', which earned her a Best Director award at the Hang Onto Your Shorts film festival in [[New Jersey]].<ref name=hangon/> She made her feature film directorial debut with ''[[Hollywood.Con]]'' (2021), an action-adventure comedy set in [[Guatemala]] and starring [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]], [[Paige Howard]], [[Devin Ratray]], [[Brian Krause]] and [[Cody Kasch]], as well as Boorem herself.<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|date=August 31, 2018|title=Tom Arnold, Paige Howard to Star in Indie Comedy 'Hollywood.Con'|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/tom-arnold-paige-howard-comedy-hollywood-con-1202923977/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref>{{efn|Former ''In Her Sight'' editor Cara Hutto writes: "Mika Boorem is a veteran actress with over 40 major motion picture and television credits. Her directorial feature length film debut ''[[Hollywood.Con]]'' was released in 2021."<ref>{{cite web|last=Hutto|first=Cara|date=December 17, 2019|title=How to Get Professional Headshots|url=https://www.inhersight.com/blog/how-to/professional-headshots|work=In Her Sight|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref>}}

''Hollywood.Con'' was co-written and produced by Boorem's father, Benjamin Boorem, and its premise was partly inspired by a trip the two had taken to buy [[jade]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Trupp|first=Julia|date=May 1, 2019|title=Hollywood-based dynamic duo to debut film in Eureka Springs|url=http://idleclassmag.com/hollywood-dynamic-duo-debut-film-eureka-springs/|website=The Idle Class|access-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref> In April 2019, Boorem visited [[Arkansas Arts Academy High School|Arkansas Arts Academy]] to present a workshop on the film industry, and students from the academy served as [[videographers]] for the premiere screening of ''Hollywood.Con'' on May 4, 2019, in [[Eureka Springs]], [[Arkansas]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Aaron|date=April 16, 2019|title=American Actress and Director Mika Boorem Visits Arkansas Arts Academy|url=https://www.artsk12.org/article/104350?org=high-school|website=Arkansas Arts Academy|access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Aaron|date=May 6, 2019|title=AAA High School Students Cover Hollywood Premiere|url=https://www.artsk12.org/article/109124?org=high-school|website=Arkansas Arts Academy|access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref>