Explorations of both body and mind that are only possible through experimental film.

When lines and geometric shapes intersect with living and artificial things, a new direction is born.

Anxious Body

Isolation drives a man to rethink his position within a capitalistic society.

A Machine for Boredom

When a group of friends gather at the home of a recently deceased grandmother, they search for inspiration to shoot a short film.

Homage

When a Banana Islander realizes that people seem to be approaching by boat, he panics and frantically starts to eat his island of bananas.

Banana Island

In this pandemic project 26 years in the making, rediscovered film footage is set to the Magnetic Fields song “The Dreaming Moon."

When I Die

Sounds of a man-made world dominate and mesmerize.

Babil

Told through a Taiwanese-American lens, this surrealist work explores the absurdity and inconclusive nature of living in a double culture.

Where Are You Really From?

Tara and Pia are different in many ways, but as they get to know each other, they also learn about themselves.

Apartment 3-1/2

Without warning, Martin's body begins to make uncontrolled movements.

Beast

As a man goes through the motions of furniture shopping, his imagination is filled with movement and dance.

An Apology

A little girl compares her dolls to her family members.

Black Sateen

Trying to maintain a fragile balance when vulnerable and lonely.

Are You OK?

Women who have dealt with eating disorders and negative body image appear as images from classical art.

In Her Image

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