A love story between a grown-up girl and a mysterious friend from her childhood (plus a case against moving in with your parents). Starring Heather Burns, Ajay Naidu, Beth Grant, Michael Chieffo, and Miles Fisher.

“Creepy and hilarious” - The Atlantic
“Fun and slightly dark” - NotCot

The story of Oedipus, in 8 minutes, performed by vegetables, in the tradition of Ben Hur. A sword and salad epic, in classic CinemaScope. Featuring a Potato, a Tomato, Broccoli, Garlic, and Billy Dee Williams as the Bartender.

WARNING: Contains scenes of vegetable sensuality.

The film took two years, a volunteer crew of more than 100 people, and post production resources donated by Industrial Light + Magic and Skywalker Sound. One of the first stop-motion films shot on a digital still camera (the technology was so new, the Corpse Bride crew stopped by to study our setup). Official Selection: 80+ film festivals on nearly every continent, including Sundance (World Premiere), Seattle (Audience Award), São Paulo, Rome, and Hong Kong. Currently playing on the Sundance Channel and Virgin America Airlines.

DVDs are no longer available. Signed 35mm anamorphic film prints (of a limited run) are for sale by inquiry only.

Instant cinema! Imagine a time, not long ago, when meeting a collaborator, writing, shooting, editing, and uploading a movie all in one day was considered revolutionary. In an attempt to shake up the inaugural Digital Cinema Conference at MIT, we made this parody of an art school film and offered it to our audience as a harbinger of online pretentiousness yet to come. True to the genre, we shot in a cemetery. Co-directed with Evan Mather.

People don’t want to consume media, they want to engage in it. Look at TED, or better yet, look at fan culture.

In 1997, I sold off my childhood toys to send five camera crews to five movie theaters around the country and simultaneously document Star Wars fans camping out for the re-release of a movie they had seen countless times before. One of the first documentaries shot on digital video (I didn’t even realize that, just seemed like the right tool for the job). British television acquired Tatooine or Bust and commissioned its Episode I sequel (or... prequel), Star Wars or Bust.

You can click through to watch both  Tatooine or Bust  and  Star Wars or Bust  and to find out more.