a fence is a fence but the clouds move freely

16mm and 4K video

8.5min

2023

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a fence is a fence but the clouds move freely is a brief essay on the origin of four small towns in rural Kansas and Oklahoma, told through each town’s respective water tower. Tall tales, public memorials, and roadside signage are presented from a region shadowed with settler-colonialism, imperial pursuits, identity fictions, and the threat of severe weather.

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Festivals and Screenings: 

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Swedenborg Film Festival, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK

Flat Earth Film Festival, Seyðisfjörður, IS

Revolutions Per Minute, Cambridge, MA

Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL

Screener Short Films, London, UK

Mimesis Documentary Festival, Boulder, CO - Audience Award

Obskura Film Festival, Rennes, FR

Winnipeg Underground Film Festival, Winnipeg, MB

Cauldron Film and Video Festival, Salt Lake City, UT

Moviate Underground Film Festival, Harrisburg, PA

Odds & Ends Experimental Film Festival, Charlottesville, VA

Cornwall Film Festival, Falmouth, UK - New Wave Jury Prize, Special Mention

Antimatter [media art], Victoria, BC

Short Circuit, Fabrica, Brighton, UK

Braziers International Film Festival, Braziers Park, UK

Docu Film León, León, Guanajuato, MX