Dakota Nanton

A found footage mockumentary documenting a young man's life being destroyed by juice boxes.

Four short interludes on filmmaking, chemistry, the American West and interplanetary communications.

Four short interludes on filmmaking, chemistry, the American West and interplanetary communications.

A man is visited by the ghosts of the dead in his dreams. What happens when the lines between dream and reality become blurred? A contemporary retelling of Hamlet where two narrations in different languages engage in a dialogue about desire and loss. Hand-painted and digital animation on Super 8mm film. Spanish with English subtitles.

An encounter with the last shamans of Bolivia's Beni River Valley brings the audience on an intimate spiritual journey through the Amazon Rainforest. Navigating the viewer through lush landscapes on a ritual of transcendence and forgiveness, this experimental documentary recreates for audiences the experience of the potent and sacred Ayahuasca Vine.

A queer contemporary re-imagining of the Odyssey. Odysseus wracked with guilt for the loss of his crew returns home in search of a lost love. An experimental narrative told through still photographs, collage, video, found footage and animation.

A queer contemporary re-imagining of the Odyssey. Odysseus wracked with guilt for the loss of his crew returns home in search of a lost love. An experimental narrative told through still photographs, collage, video, found footage and animation.

Naa N’ku Müna, which translates to a Queen of Shea Butter, or a Woman of Desire, is an Afro-futurist collage that explores identity through intersecting narratives. In the film, Ghanaian-American artist ABENA imagines an alternative universe, or perhaps another lifetime, in which she was born into different roles, classes, trades, and times in the history of Ghana.

In 1995 amateur astronomer Nancy Lieder announced that the Earth would soon be destroyed in collision with another planet. An exploration of the end of the world. Hand-Painted 16m and Super 8 Film Strips on Digital.