Most of my personal work and film direction navigates through streams that are not easily classifiable, though many have dubbed them 'experimental' for lack of a better descriptor. please enjoy this sampling...
NARRATIVE FILMS
(WESTERN) (DISCONNECTION NOTICE) (FUZZY THE TELEKINETIC BOY)
MUSIC VIDEOS
(AREA 41) (for jesse)
ANIMATION
(FRANK & THE BOX) (DYNAMO)
PAINTED FILMS
(CHROME PLATED HOLIDAY) (IF ALL I WANT) (***)
EXHIBITION / INSTALLATION
(MOTION RUMBLE TRAIN EXPERIMENT) (tree falls Nepal)
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WESTERN (2008)
writer / director / editor
History, fate, and revenge take their toll on two brothers in their final days on earth. Western was created as an homage to the classic western films of the 1960's and early 1970's. Breathtaking cinematography, a plot that hinges on the surreal and a spellbinding soundtrack blend seamlessly to create this vivid tale of vengeance on the desert soil of west Texas.
Genre: experimental mini-epic
Format: 35mm
Length: 13 min. 30 sec.
Official Festival Selections:
2008 Vilnius Film Shorts (Lithuania)
DISCONNECTION NOTICE (2005)
writer / director / cinematographer / editor
This experimental short explores the world of depression, technology and what can come of a small child's prank gone awry.
Genre: experimental short
Format: 16mm / super8
Length: 7 min.
Official Festival Selections:
2004 Olympia Film Festival
2006 CinemaTexas
FUZZY THE TELEKINETIC BOY (2000)
writer / director / cinematographer / editor
This is my first short film, shot with a super8 camera and edited on film, which begs the question: "What would you do if you discovered you had telekinetic powers?" Shot in my hometown of Cincinnati, OH and Olympia, WA.
Format: super8
Length: 6 min.
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MUSIC VIDEOS
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AREA 41(2006) by Eluvium
director / cinematographer / editor
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ANIMATION
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FRANK & THE BOX (2006)
co-writer / director / cinematographer / co-editor
Frank's life has come to a halt after breaking up with his girlfriend. Obsessed and lost, it's up to Frank to find a way out of the wreck that has become his life. Combining a live action narrative with animated sequences of Frank’s fantasies, Frank & the Box is a visually compelling comedy which uses dry humor to lubricate the very real and life-inhibiting problem of obsessive behavior.
Genre: comedy/animated short
Format: 16mm
Length: 9 min. 45 sec.
Official Festival Selections:
2008 Austin Film Festival
2007 End of a Pier Festival (UK)
DYNAMO (2004)
cinematographer
A kitchen and living room production at Noel's house (I think it was originally his idea), Eric was mostly in charge, though I donated my Legos and ran the clicker from time to time. The good old days.
Format: 8mm
Length: 30 min.
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PAINTED FILMS
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CHROME PLATED HOLIDAY (2005)
filmmaker
Format: 16mm
Length: 3 min. 30 sec.
IF ALL I WANT (2005)
filmmaker
Format: 16mm
Length: 3 min. 30 sec.
