Kelly wrote, produced, and starred in the short film "Mirage", where she won Best Actress and Best Crime Film at the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival. The New Jersey Film Awards voted "Mirage" Best Horror Short, and Kelly was also nominated for Best Actress.  “Mirage” was also selected into the New Jersey Mystery & Crime Film Festival, The Northeast Film Festival Horror Fest, and was a Quarterfinalist at the Scream Queen Film Festival.