Max Retik

A young boy acquires a goldfish named Carrie Fisher. Then she dies.

In Eastern Kentucky, there's a lost generation of kids. Between the environmental impact of decades of coal mining and the economic impact of one of the highest poverty rates in the United States, I wander around the town of Fleming-Neon asking residents about their daily life, hopes, and fears.

In Eastern Kentucky, there's a lost generation of kids. Between the environmental impact of decades of coal mining and the economic impact of one of the highest poverty rates in the United States, I wander around the town of Fleming-Neon asking residents about their daily life, hopes, and fears.

A backstage actor shows up late to set for a juice commercial.

A backstage actor shows up late to set for a juice commercial.

A backstage actor shows up late to set for a juice commercial.

An awkward student tries not to embarrass herself again in front of the coolest guy in school.

An awkward student tries not to embarrass herself again in front of the coolest guy in school.

A chronically online and socially inept teenager takes a leap of faith to meet up with her online bestie for the first time.

Returning to Vietnam for the first time since middle school, a teenage girl reunites with old friends for a nostalgic summer road trip to 'Lake Perfect.’ Racing through the countryside and armed with her camera, she attempts to uncover how much of what she left behind remains unchanged, only to discover the past she hoped to reclaim has been invariably altered by oceans of time.