Genres: experimental

  • Carpet Diem

    A two-minute creative documentary made of two unaltered still photos: one taken by a cell phone, the other by a professional Hollywood paparazzo. Selected Screenings: Inside Out Lesbian & Gay Film Festival, 2009 (Toronto, ON); CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, 2009 (Toronto, ON)

  • Pro Agri

    “Pro Agri” is a record of a tobacco processing plant near Città di Castello in Umbria, central italy. The building was filmed in time-lapse, at a rate of one frame every twelve seconds, from one hour before sunset to one hour afterwards.

  • Sequences and Interruptions

    SEQUENCE XIII (16mm, colour, silent, 2’, 2008) The film is a complete record, in two versions, of a painting by Angela Allen. The cellular structure of the painting is mapped onto the cellular form of the film-strip. INTERRUPTION VII (16mm, colour, silent,14’ 2008) The film is made from a drawing by the artist Angela Allen. I used a combination of single frame shooting combined with in-camera dissolves and other strategies to create the work, which analyses and reconstructs parts of the original drawing. The film’s making processes aim to be in accordance with the generative principles by which the pictures…

  • Toilet

    “TOILET” is public bathroom sex caught on tape. “TOILET” happens everyday, everywhere – life can be filthy. “TOILET” was performed live in April 1996 at Toronto’s Rivoli Cafe. “TOILET” uses live action, surveillance camera technique and late 1960’s pornography. “TOILET” is raw. “TOILET” is sleazy little stag film for artists.

  • this is not an anchor, this boat is not an anchor

    Through a dense mist we emerge into a foggy marshland. Slowly and achingly a mysterious landscape is revealed. Foghorns and sharp cuts jolt the meandering sense of place and memory, creating a sense of unease and anxiety within (Images Festival). (Note: First minute is a one-minute still frame.)

  • wandering through secret storms

    In the not-so-distant future an old government archive is discovered. As workers sift through the files in an attempt to put them into context, a storm locked up since the past is unleashed. Thanks to the generous support of The Ontario Arts Council [Media Arts Section].

  • Behind the Shadows

    Outside the window a storm like no other is taking shape. BEHIND THE SHADOWS documents the imagined moment when the delicate balance between natural and developed worlds began to shift. Looking back upon an event yet to occur, time inside this threatened world is caught in an endless loop. Seeming to have no end, it stutters… repeats… extends. As if caught in a void between dream and reality, characters struggle to reconcile threats from the outside environment Inspired by natural disaster horror movies, BEHIND THE SHADOWS examines how popular media has shaped our understandings of fear. Commissioned by The Images…

  • Stardust

    While others are quick to declare that film is dead, this film celebrates its dust and scratches, and its magic powers for time and space travel. It is an imaginary plea to preserve our dying celluloid past and to fight the takeover by digital technologies.

  • Devil’s In the Details, The

    “THE DEVIL’S IN THE DETAILS” explores the sensory perspective world view experienced by a 9-year-old boy named Josh. It delves into the richly layered tapestry of his daily life as his brain struggles to find peace and calm within the myriad of stimuli bombarding his senses. Josh is hyper-sensitive to sounds, textures, colours and light. He struggles to maintain eye contact and flaps his hand uncontrollably when he feels stressed or excited. Josh gets lost in the details because he gets over stimulated so easily and he relies on rituals and routines to bring order to the chaos and confusion…

  • Diminished

    “A delicately structured non-verbal poem about loss, time and memory…Faded images lap-dissolve against ‘small sounds’ and enigmatic sub-titles like voices from the past. A documentary of the heart.” – Gene Youngblood