In 2010 and 2011, he directed and starred in several short films, including Swamp Squad of the Dead and No Road Out.
At the Buffalo Screams Horror Film Festival in 2010, Qualiana won the Filmmaker to Watch Award, and the following year, won the festival's Best Western New York Horror Short award for his film Something After Midnight.
The film was shot in Buffalo, New York and in Lockport, and was partially funded by an Indiegogo campaign launched by Qualiana with a fundraising goal of $3,000.
His third feature, Lake Effect, which began filming in Royalton, New York in early 2015, is currently in post-production.
"[11] The film left the production stage in early 2016, and post-production visual effects has begun.