David Wilson’s Cal Arts thesis film is structured around a cycle of seasons, but each of its three parts also employs a variety of cinematic cycles. Even a film loop played over and over is not a closed circuit – it gets increasingly dirty and scratched, and will eventual break in the projector. In this way, David’s cycles are gradually developing processes which employ loops and repetition, but only as agents of change and development, like the seasons themselves.
David Wilson’s Cal Arts thesis film is structured around a cycle of seasons, but each of its three parts also employs a variety of cinematic cycles. Even a film loop played over and over is not a closed circuit – it gets increasingly dirty and scratched, and will eventual break in the projector. In this way, David’s cycles are gradually developing processes which employ loops and repetition, but only as agents of change and development, like the seasons themselves.
Agnes feels stuck. Unlike her best friend, Lydie, who’s moved to New York and is now expecting a baby, Agnes still lives in the New England house they once shared as graduate students, now working as a professor at her alma mater. A ‘bad thing’ happened to Agnes a few years ago and, since then, despite her best efforts, life hasn’t gotten back on track.
A celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. This film examines all that occurred to prepare the world that stands before us now: science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet.
A retired rodeo legend risks it all to save his grandson. Facing his own painful past and the fears of his family, he enters a high-stakes bullriding competition as the oldest contestant ever. Along the way, he reconciles old wounds with his estranged daughter and proves that true courage is found in the fight for family.
Anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot, accidentally encounter each other in Death Valley and soon begin an unrestrained romance.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
Lyrical and powerfully personal essay film that reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother, her beloved dog, and such diverse subjects as family memories, surveillance, and Buddhist teachings.
After being released from prison, a father tries to reconnect with his daughter by taking her on a tour of college, but they soon find themselves fighting for more than their lost relationship when a murderous cult pursues them.
While The Rolling Stones rehearse "Sympathy for the Devil" in the studio, an alternating narrative reflects on 1968 society, politics and culture through five different vignettes.