Approaching Fall

Direct cinema pioneer Frederick Wiseman takes an in-depth look at the preeminent American university during a fall semester that saw a vigorous debate over tuition hikes, budget cuts, and the future of higher education in the United States.

A visual essay about the progressive tradition of the United States as seen through grave markers and monuments.

A correspondence film: rolls of high contrast black and white film were sent back and forth in the mail over the course of a year until the film began to reveal itself as a science non-fiction fairy tale, a speculative quest – circling and searching, falling and landing, entering and exiting – to recapture elisions in light caught within and between seasons, states, planes and worlds.

Ashby, MA 2008

Panes are Planes, A spring squall, as seen from the inside out and back again. and again.

A day of ritual, repeating a call for a cycle of life to be left open.

Short film directed by Robert Todd.

Movement through and into a special time of day. An hour of interior time.

‘This film looks at the nature of viewing nature and the problems we have created for ourselves in defining useful space: the contemporary act of viewing "landscape" requires an effort of wilful ignorance of our own position as present and influential, and what it takes to get to the point of being in a position to view it.’ (Robert Todd)

A bed of flowers.

Moving through fall’s end and beginning, falling. - RT

Entering and exiting a season.

Short film directed by Robert Todd.

Cascade is an experimental, contemplative medium-length film shot on 16 mm, focused on the observation of nature, light, and movement. Rather than following a conventional narrative, the film creates a sensory experience through fluid imagery and visual layering, exploring the transformation of landscapes and the relationship between time, memory, and the natural environment.

A dance in three-four time, A formal display, facades and portals.

Life shivers as the ground beneath and sky above tremble.