Matthew Ericson

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amid the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.

In 1960s New York City, Terri Thal was a manager of folk musicians, including Bob Dylan, while Richard Kostelanetz was a pioneer in the literary avant-garde. Now, sixty years later, they've met online and fallen in love.

A dystopian future that’s ever nearer, Acid City floats in toxic waters and is left to its own devices. But under the boiling sun, the city weaves together its own social fabric. With audio recordings taken off the streets of NYC, this animation offers us something rare in the face of climate catastrophe: hope.

Two friends living in Mānoa Valley spend a summer day together before one of them moves to New York City.

After losing the love of her life in a get rich quick scheme, a housekeeper finds herself confronted with the man she considers responsible.

In a karaoke bar in post-apocalyptic Los Angeles, an expired can of tuna fish and a fake Louis Vuitton purse encourage each other to believe in their artistic voices even if the world sees them as trash.

Goodbye, Art attempts to answer the question of why art feels stuck today. How did we get here? Why does art suck now? The film puts that question to artists and intellectuals and even to a man who suspects that the Earth might be flat.