Past Next Week
Digital Video

Past Next Week looks at some of the challenges and opportunities that life in the 21st century will present. Interview subjects include, among others, cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling who founded the Viridian Design Movement-- a group of industrial designers seeking to address global warming through progressive engineering.

Oddly Enough
16mm film, color
6 min.

This intimate portrait about a former Mormon explores issues of identity, gender, and religious upbringing.

Saltwater Veins

Co-directed by Matt Black and Adam Burgess
Digital video

The Silicon Valley's explosion is being felt by every localized community throughout the surrounding towns and cities. While most have succumbed to Starbucks and SUVs, one small community takes a stand to protect the last vestiges of its diverse culture. Nestled on the west side of the Santa Cruz Mountains lies a small costal scene unique even to California's surf culture. Fearing over-development and over-population from outside "Trannies" from the Silicon Valley, the local surfers of Santa Cruz express their concerns and reactions to those who disrespect their way of life. They leave us with the understanding that they are unwilling to change but, may consider others assimilation into their threatened lifestyle.

Jigoku (Hell)
16mm film, black & white