Eastern State (2019)
Stemming from a found archive of decades of footage documenting the lives of the patients and employees of one of the oldest mental health institutions in the US, Eastern State seeks the moments when the source materials start communicating something outside their intended purpose. Bringing these images into dialogue with Barbara Loden's 1970 film Wanda through digital video corruption, VHS artifacting, stroboscopic effects, direct animation, and overlays, this found footage collage film considers the fidelity of nonfiction media to represent lived experiences of isolation.
*flicker warning