Andy Schocken

Andy Schocken began his documentary film work at Seattle's PBS affiliate KCTS, and then spent several years producing promotional videos for nonprofit organizations. His short film work before arriving at Stanford includes Not Without A Fight, a documentary on the Seattle WTO protests, and Live @ 5, a parody of local TV news.





Probation
digital video
20:45 min.

Focusing on the relationships between a juvenile probation officer and the kids on her caseload, Probation explores the connections between mental illness and juvenile delinquency.



Old Glory
16mm, color film
7:03 min.

A survey of nouveau-patriot fashion statements, innovative merchandising concepts, and xenophobic political rallies, Old Glory is a satirical look at the role of the Stars and Stripes in post-9/11 culture.

FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS:

  • San Francisco International Film Festival, 2004
  • Slamdance Film Festival, 2004
  • Rotterdam International Film Festival, 2004
  • Cinequest Film Festival, 2004
  • Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, 2003
  • Cucalorus Film Festival , 2004
  • Olympia Film Festival, 2003
  • NYU International Student Festival, 2003
  • Beijing Film Academy Interational Film Festival, 2003
  • 1 Reel Film Festival, 2003
  • Maryland Film Festival, 2004



Watershed
Co-directed by Andy Schocken and Liam Dalzell
digital video
11:20 min.

On the Klamath River, it's not only the fish that are endangered. Amidst another round of the western water wars, Watershed looks at the ways of life along the river that are being threatened with extinction.

FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS:

  • American Indian Film Festival, 2003
  • Olympia Film Festival, 2003
  • Cantor Arts Center, 2003
  • Ashland Independent Film Festival
  • 1 Reel Film Festival
  • Hazel Wolf Environmental Film Festival
  • San Francisco Ocean Film Festival


Remote Control
16mm, black and white film
3 min.

Human minds are free to roam the furthest reaches of the universe, but our sensory experience is limited by a woefully insufficient sack of skin and bones. Or is it? Remote Control envisions a future where mechanical sensors and transistors extend the human perception of touch into worlds beyond our own

FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS:

  • Cantor Arts Center, 2003