Representation of Light

My deceased great-grandmother had been a part of my life as a portrait on the wall. I searched for ways to substantiate her life inside me and decided to photograph and develop pictures of her at two different ages.

Practice Towards Light

In collaboration with painter Yun-hee Huh, this work documents a year-long practice of filming the sunrise through multiple exposures on four 100ft rolls of 16mm film. Each of the four rolls represents a season (fall, wi

Dancing in the Light

The American Dance Festival presents Dancing in the Light, a one-hour modern dance television program showcasing 6 historic dance compositions by African American choreographers. All of the dances were originally recorde

I'm Beginning To See the Light

A tale of self-rediscovery seen through the eyes of a grief-stricken trumpeter, who finds salvation in a lighthouse and its two suicidal visitors.

Julienne of Light Bulbs

In a magicians’ private stand-off, two practitioners must brave tricky challenges to demonstrate a hidden ability. They conjure animal illusions, consume light bulbs, and face the choice between antagonism and friendship

Light of the Genji

A documentary on the Genji fireflies of Kyushu, Japan and efforts to protect fireflies and their 'languages of light' from artificial night lighting.

Light In This House

The caretaker of a home finds a vase broken while cleaning. She and the tenants of the home then try to find out what caused the vase to shatter, and who is responsible.

Let there be light

Short documentary by by Maria Luisa Forenza.

Step Into the Light

A man encounters a mysterious woman, who gives him some unusual advice.

light of the sun

A short film made from not being allowed to text someone.

2 Light Studies

These two takes look at light inside Berlin's S-Bahn. This screened as part of Experiments in Cinema in 2013.

Leah Culver: Creating Light

DJ, producer, and singer Leah Culver finds herself struggling to break into stardom, all while dealing with loss and the perpetual development of a female artist finding her voice and style in this new crap show of a mus

Eldritch Light and Shadow

Artwork displayed to the music of Dark Sunny Land.

Echoes in ephemeral light

Light, Shadow and Passion

Cinematographer Rudolph Maté created some of the most inventive and arresting images ever projected on the screen. His skill as a craftsman brought him five consecutive Academy Award nominations. This short retrospective

The Light of Virsa

When the Dark Lord Azcar captures the sister, and only surviving relative, of a young carpenter named Cayden, he sets out to rescue her. As he treks across the sundry terrains of the land of Virsa, he must confront the d

Light of the Himalaya

A team of The North Face climbers joins doctors from the Himalayan Cataract Project in Nepal to help restore sight to people with cataract blindness. Directed by Michael Brown, the documentary follows their medical work

Beyond the Light Switch

David Biello, energy and environment editor at Scientific American magazine, walks viewers through a series of scenarios that outline what the nation’s energy future might look like. What if America invests in carbon cap

A Light Once There

This is the story of a recently turned motherless teenager, Cole (Diego Josef) and his older sister, Hope (Kendal Rae). the film cuts back and forth between Cole in jail and glimpses of the events that led up to it: Hope

Seeing the Scientific Light

Learn about the many fascinating uses of spectroscopy -- the measurement of matter interacting with light -- in this engrossing educational program geared toward advanced high school students and college undergraduates.