At eighty-seven years old, Richmond Shepard has devoted his life to the art of nonverbal communication. Featuring: Richmond Shepard Co-Director/Editor: Riley Hooper Co-Director: Noah Wagner Cinematographer: Julien LasseurScore: Zubin Hensler Colorist: Noah Todd Sound Mix: Brett Graves Executive Producers: Rachel Samuels & Catherine Spangler
Why Not Now
At the age of 50, blind and afraid of water, Vivian Stancil dove in to save her life. Featuring: Vivian Stancil & Turner StancilDirector/Editor: Riley HooperProducer: Caitlin Mae BurkeCinematographer: Ora DeKornfeldUnderwater cinematographer: Laura DiFiglio AC/Gaffer: Nina HamUnderwater AC: Steve FitzpatrickSound: Cindy TakeharaHair and makeup: Betsy MarshallPA: Kaitlyn Jeffers Colorist: Noah ToddOriginal...
Two White Cars
Of Birds And Boundaries
Marty, a 25-year-old Hasidic man yearning for freedom within his community escapes into his own fantasies, and onto Craigslist. There, he meets Annie, a secular filmmaker seeking a Hasidic researcher for her next project. What follows is the development of an unexpected relationship, and an exploration of faith, love, and...
Utopia 1.0: Post-Neo-Futurist-Capitalism in 3D!
Utopia 1.0: Post-Neo-Futurist-Capitalism in 3D! is a first-person expedition to Second Life, the once thriving virtual 3D online world, in search of what remains - ruins that do not decay, speculative real estate, realtors' offices, wide open spaces with 'for sale' signs, Harvard University’s virtual ‘sandbox’, and an art gallery...
The Faithful: The King, The Pope, The Princess
Elvis, Princess Diana, and Pope John Paul II are undoubtedly still alive today, thanks to their devoted followers who love, admire, and consume them. Literally. The Faithful, a new film by writer/director Annie Berman, powerfully explores fandom, memorabilia and the magnetic appeal of three of the most influential cultural icons...
Seaview
“As far as documentaries go about asylum seekers and the immigration debate, no other is as human and evocative as SEAVIEW’ Sheffield Doc/Fest. http://www.stillfilms.org/portfolio/seaview/ An hour north of Dublin beside the sea is a bizarre looking collection of grey cement buildings with brightly painted doors, and rusting fairground rides. This...
Gays Against Guns
Gun violence in America is out of control. Over 40,000 dead every year. Profits soar for the gun industry, while most mass shootings no longer even make headline news. Yes, gun violence is horrific. But GAYS AGAINST GUNS are not. These are a gaggle of ex-ACT UP rabble rousers -...
This One’s For The Ladies
Paul is producer and DOP on Gene Graham's 2018 SXSW award wining doc THIS ONE’S FOR THE LADIES. A 'vastly entertaining and deeply human’ doc that explores the sexual and social identity of contemporary Black America through intimate, eye opening and often hilarious accounts from women and men who find...
The Red Tree
THE RED TREE tells the little known history of Italian gay men being arrested and exiled to a remote prison island during Mussolini's Fascist regime. An elderly man returns to the island of San Domino where 60 years before during the Fascist era he was imprisoned with hundreds of other...