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Selected Video Works
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Drift |
Semi-abstract depiction of a snow storm in Upstate New York coinciding with what at the time was the impending shut off date for analog TV transmissions in the United States. |
2009
running time 2:53 |
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Manta-Raid |
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Commercial spoof spotlighting a fictional product meant to capitalize on the hysteria surrounding TV icon Steve Irwin's unfortunate death from a stingray attack. |
2009
running time :30 |
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The Battle For Gotham City |
Revisiting of a video that I made with my grandfather when I was 6 years old in which we reenact the climactic battle between Batman and the Joker for the fate of Gotham City. |
2009 running time 2:38 |
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Autumnation |
Processed imagery of autumn foliage overwhelms the senses in a distillation of color. |
2009 running time 3:37 |
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Stations (Oh, the Humanity) |
A collision of images and sounds with a dash of Depression-era nostalgia resulting in sensory overload. |
2008 running time 3:18 |
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Ascent |
Impressionistic depiction of the disastrous Challenger spaceflight. |
2008 running time 4:20 |
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Data Stream |
Raindrops falling on a pond in Central Park transcend physical space through the fluidity of video. |
2008 running time 2:45 |
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Toasted |
Life passes by a Paris cafe as seen through Champagne goggles. |
2008 running time 2:11 |
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Barren |
Increasing distance from a seemingly infertile landscape allows one to contemplate their perception of age and obsolescence. |
2008 running time 1:33 |
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High Five New York |
Video that I shot and edited of a performance project by my friend Nate Kassel in which he rode around on his bike slapping 'high fives' to people who were trying to hail taxi cabs in NYC. |
2007 running time 4:20 |
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The Loneliest Man in the World |
Oblivious townspeople enjoy their beers as a portly country gentleman pours his soul into the karaoke machine. |
2007 running time 1:47 |
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W4th Street Transfer |
Overlapping images depiction the equal parts kinetic frenzy and slow tedium that make up the morning commute in NYC. |
2007 running time 4:30 |
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You're a Bastard, Mister Moose |
Bittersweet tribute to the puppet who taught millions of American children (myself included) the meaning of the word 'asshole". |
2007 running time 2:17 |
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Close Call |
News radio prose superimposed over video shot at the scene of what could have been a tragic accident. |
2007 running time 1:09 |
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Choking Your Chicken Helps Reduce Stress |
It's curious that whenever some people feel stressed they are somehow compelled to pay money just to hear somebody else relieve theirs the old fashioned way. |
2007 running time 3:10 |
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Romantic Interlude |
For what it's worth, at least pollution has taken the cliche' out of going for a romantic walk on the beach. |
2007 running time 1:00 |
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Survival Strategy or Lack Thereof |
The battle for survival in the urban wasteland culminates with a group of birds fighting over a chunk of hotdog discarded by a careless tourist. Make up your own geopolitical analogy and discuss. |
2006 running time 2:13 |
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View |
A two-channel ambient piece evoking notions of UFO paranoia and urban surveillance implying that if there is intelligent life out there, it's probably just as bored as we are. |
2006 running time 3:00 |
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The Passion of the Lobsters |
A homage to the supreme sacrifice made for our sustenance by these noble crustaceans as they are baptized in drawn butter. |
2004 running time 6:56 |
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She's Only Playing |
Motion study gone wrong when man's best friend gets overzealous with the hand that feeds her. |
2004 running time 5:46 |
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CentroPark |
An abstract examination of technology in our everyday lives and how it can be overwhelming, yet eerily beautiful at the same time. |
2003 running time 7:22 |
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Vacancy |
Filmed just a couple of hours after my grandfather passed away from cancer, the camera takes a somber tour of his newly vacated home documenting the artifacts of his long life in addition to recent evidence of his final illness. |
2003 running time 7:11 |
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'Turtle Tank' or 'Aquarium of Death' (retitled for consideration by Hollywood) |
An atmospheric, tongue-in-cheek look at the creepy moods that can be generated when simple subjects are blown out of proportion. |
2003 running time 5:54 |