“THIS ONE TIME IN PARIS” video. 9:00. 2010.
Reality develops in front of the camera as fantastical expectations develop behind it. A true story of love and loss in the city of Paris is told as it unfolds.
Music by: Tender Forever, Chris Ward, and Jen Rice.
Animation by: Bonnie B. Scott
“JOINED BY DIVISIONS” video. 38:00. 2010
Perhaps the most iconic image of the rift between the Philadelphia community and the police was the MOVE bombing in 1985. MOVE is a radical activist group in Philadelphia that lives communally and is comprised mostly of people of color from low income neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Years of controversial confrontations with the city resulted in the city dropping a bomb on their house which killed 11 men, women, and children and destroyed more than 61 homes in the process. The incident famously occurred under the watch of Philadelphia’s first African-American mayor, Wilson Goode. The film brings the story into the present day by following the shooting death of the former mayor’s nephew, Timothy “Tee” Goode, at the hands of the police. Taking place on one summer day in 2008, the film follows the unlikely alliance of MOVE member Pam Africa and Timothy’s mother Pamela Goode as they confront the 39th police district over the shooting. The complex intertwining pasts of the people and places coming together on that one day form inroads into many stories and discussions on the complicated history of the police and community relationship in Philadelphia.
Produced for and funded by MiND TV “Philadelphia Stories” Series 7.
“SPACE 1026″video/super16mm/super8mm. 20:00. 2008
An abstract documentary about the Space 1026 art collective in Philadelphia. Comprised of over ten years worth of documentation this short examines the challenges and successes of artists with little resources trying to create a work space that would later unexpectedly flourish into a community space. A portrait of a community of artists and the building that anchors them.
Selected screenings:
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco,”Peer Pleasure 1″
Philadelphia Institute of Contemporary Art, “Locally Localinzed Gravity”
Bravinlee Gallery in NY, “Indexiphilia”
96 Gillespie Gallery in London, UK “Blood in Blood Out”
“RED BUGS” video. 3:00. 2002
An unexpected meeting at dawn.
Watch it: HERE
Selected screenings:
ATA Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Light Industry; New York, NY
Philadelphia Institute of Contemporary Art
Museo Tomayo Arte de Contemporaneo; Mexico City
“Adolescent Boys and Living Rooms” curated by Astria Suparak
Beacon Institute of Contemporary Art exhibit: “Best of Spark
Video: Beacon”
Sushi Art Gallery; San Diego, CA
PDX Film Festival
Black Maria Film Festival (Director’s Citation)
San Francisco Independent Film Festival
Movieside Film Festival; Chicago, IL
Magic Lantern Cinema
Cucalorus Film Festival
“MY SISTER’S FRIENDS ALWAYS SEEMED SO OLD” VHS video. 5:30. 2004
A found footage video about my sister, her friends, and how awesome they are.
Watch it: HERE
Press: Filmmaker Magazine
Selected Screenings:
New York Underground Film Festival
FUSE Gallery; New York, NY
Epic Arts; Berkeley, CA
The Found Footage Festival (touring program)
Dublab Labrat Matinee; Los Angeles, CA
“ROBOT BOY” super16mm/super8mm. 18:30. 2003
A young boy is born to two very particular parents who decide to improve his less-than-perfect human parts with robot parts and a remote control. He spends all of his time mowing his parent’s lawn until he meets a friend with an escape plan drawn in crayon. Featuring music by Kimya Dawson and Adam Green.
“18-minutes of pure filmic genius.” Philadelphia Weekly
Selected Awards:
Philadelphia Film Festival (Jury Prize for Best Short Narrative)
Chicago Reel Shorts Film Festival (Audience Award for Best Film)
DC Independent Film Festival (Audience Award for Best Student Film)
Black Bear Film Festival (Jury Prize for Best Student Film)
Temple University Film Festival (Best Senior Thesis, Best Director, Best Cinematography)
Robot Boy DVD available at K Records + HERE
Robot Boy has also featured on a DVD release from FilmMovement, and as an in-flight movie on Continental Airlines.
