Filmed over the course of four years in 16mm, the film offers a portrait of a young woman and her two sons living on an agricultural commune founded in the early 1970s in rural Missouri.

Babes in the Woods

Shot in St. Louis in 1995 and lost in a move to Los Angeles two years later, this non-narrative eulogy is set to the Magnetic Fields’ song “The Dreaming Moon.”

When I Die

An AI-generated tale of a handsome man going on a date with a woman he just met.

Parapineous

Examine the rare species “blanca homo sapitus” and discover just what it is that makes their home so ... perfect.

Clarice

An animated film that deals with aspects of resilience by creating a parallel between the world of emotions in human beings, metamorphosis, and the seasons in nature.

DesMotivaciones

An interpretation of a deep, dark, and intimate dream.

Woolgathering

On Oct. 31, 2020, against the backdrop of a global pandemic, a man reflects on his deep love for his husband during an afternoon hike through Forest Park.

10/31/2020

A basketball player shooting hoops experiences that ethereal, hypnotic, hyper-focused, ecstatic state that many folks refer to as “being in the zone.”

Basketball Vortex

Experimental Shorts

General Admission

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