Sea of Cranes

Sea of Cranes 2021

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A short experimental tone-poem documentary that explores three stages of the gentrification of Seattle.

2021

Coffee Run

Coffee Run 2020

7.00

Delayed by a long line for his morning coffee, Stu Dent has to make a hurried dash to get to class on time.

2020

Agora

Agora 2020

1

Melvin, a flora-enthusiast, has Agoraphobia. He finds solace only in his house plants, but when he receives an enticing flier about the flower of the month, he is forced to venture outside in hopes of snagging the ultimate plant.

2020

Escaping Modesto

Escaping Modesto 2022

1

Dissecting George Lucas' early films, THX 1138 (1971), American Graffiti (1973), and Star Wars (1977), based on their autobiographic qualities, this short documentary investigates the advantages and disadvantages of reviewing a complicated cinematic work through the lens of an individual auteur. Does a filmmaker, particularly one whose films are drawn from personal experience, have the right to restrict access to their original works by substituting theatrical releases with director endorsed re-edits?

2022

Hearing is Believing

Hearing is Believing 2019

1

Four chapters in the career of sound effects mastermind Ben Burtt as a history and dissection of his work on Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, and WALL·E, revealing the secrets to achieving verisimilitude in film.

2019