Disillusion

Two sisters try to come to terms with their past, while striving to understand the uncertainty of the present.

A musical odyssey that takes place in an uncertain time, RAPTOR is a short film from writer/director Marc Dickerson, with songs composed by Owen Byrne. It is a surreal journey into a comedic tragedy brought on by delusions of grandeur; and a story about the passion to create something new without knowing how.

James and Tracey couldn't wait for the end of the world. The problem is, it happened without them. All of their friends have advanced to the new dimension prophesied by their leader, Mr. Splain. But they are left behind. Now they must try and make sense of it all and figure out how to carry on. Will they try to reassemble their old lives or attempt to forge a new way?

Episodes from an Investigation is an essay/narrative film presented as a series of fragments from the lives of numerous cinephiles and radicals living in 21st Century America. The film cuts between three related narratives: a film collective on a journey to find a mysterious film theorist/filmmaker; a couple whose relationship is falling apart as they each work on pieces concerning the cinematic past and the cinematic present; and two cinematic radicals holed up in an unknown location trying to understand how to revolutionize cinema.