Lua Borges

Smokestacks. (in the distance)

After a recent breakup, two women sit beside a fire and contemplate the universe.

Dois Estágios

A documentary that explores the beginning and end of a bloodline. Starting in the urban environment of São Paulo city where the filmmaker was raised and ending on her family’s country farm where her grandparents spend their golden years, the film delves into the personal and shared history of a Brazilian family, and the explorations of a longing memory.

Where's South?

Amidst strange encounters in her life and work, Helena, a Brazilian filmmaker living in Chicago, is struck by a compelling obvious question: Where’s south?

Cream Magec

Guarita

A one-roll 16mm film that collages the multiplicity of guard houses in São Paulo city. A few remain active with freelance guards still working paid by the community, but most of them are carcasses, abandoned due to the rise of digital surveillance.

Horse Girl

In this eloquently photographed depiction of a Midwestern farm, a rupture between parents forces Evangeline to see her life in the vast countryside, and her horse, in a new light.

Madonna

Around the landscapes of rural Illinois, a dying old man relives some of his early memories through the sublime manifestation of his younger self.

Bella and Bernie

Two 16 year old carefree confidantes, Bella and Bernie, tentatively explore independence and sexuality while trying to dodge the ever watchful eye of Mrs. Judge, Bella's mother. The evangelical Mrs. Judge has concerns over Bella's friendship with the vibrant Bernie, wary of Bernie's secret family history repeating itself in Bella. As Bella learns more about Bernie, and herself, she will realize that choice is fickle, sometimes coming down to those who make the choice and those who must live with the consequences.

Touch of Recession

A movement film comprised of three acts, where each dancer choreographs a piece dedicated to a part of their body that they’ve neglected or overlooked. The title 'Touch of Recession’ interprets the Portuguese translation of the word 'curfew' (toque de recolher). The text in the film studies the embodiment of restriction, regulation, and impediment. The visual language is crafted from hand-processed super 8 black & white film, and the score features a modular synth composition by Kari Watson, performed in a quadraphonic speaker array at the Bond Chapel in Chicago, Illinois.

The Great Wake

On Halloween, a grief dream reunites a young programmer with his lost Player 2.