“I didn’t direct. I just waited, dependent at all times on existing possibilities.” - Abbas Kiarostami
Playing around with vertical anamorphic. #atlasorion
Music City High is a labor of love for an institution we 100% believe in. Nashville Public Schools is shaping our city’s future leaders, and the arts give them a way to start shaping the city right now. Since Nashville 2012, our work has often pushed against the easy narrative of what this city is. Yes, we’re Music City but that comes from a city full of young artists, indie creators, and educators doing the work every day. The students in these films represent that version of Nashville. We’re grateful to share their stories, and to support the people making sure they have access to what they need to reach their full potential.
Music City High — now on YouTube.
Justice, USA now streaming on HBO Max
“There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime—namely, repressive justice.”
Simone Weil
Kiana tapes together a torn $20 bill.
“The power of connective labor, especially in the mundane quotidian world of everyday commerce and civic society, is in its capacity to knit together communities of disparate souls—in other words, to create belonging.” Allison Pugh, The Last Human Job
Baxter Bi-Rite : In a rural middle Tennessee grocery store, daily transactions are more than the sum of their parts. Directed with @inmanic - poster by @samsmyth
World Premiere at Doc NYC:
November 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM at Village East by Angelika 181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
Jim sits on his porch located off a path between the micro communities “the Gulch” and “Far Point Station.” He is surrounded by his handcrafted fire pits with their stones held together by nothing, but gravity. #saintcloudhill #fortnegley #nashville #documentary
Denyce reacts to a bulldozer approaching her tent on Saint Cloud Hill. After her eviction, the city cleared the trees from the hill.
Saint Cloud Hill - Coming 11/22
#saintcloudhill
#documentary
#arenacinelounge
#fortnegley
#nashville
“The grace that is the health of creatures can only be held in common." Wendell Berry
#saintcloudhill
#nashville
#fortnegley
#endhomelessness
#bigsleepout
#ThisIsOurReelSouth
#reelsouth
#homelessnessawareness
#helpthehomeless #samsmyth
Robbi Kelly at home on Saint Cloud Hill.
Saint Cloud Hill. Narrative nonfiction feature shot in Nashville.
Baracoa. Shot under the influence of Abbas Kiarostami. Co-directed with Pablo Briones in Cuba
