Connected
16mm Experimental Short
In the modern world, how do we engage with our surroundings? Other people? Ourselves? Are you present, connecting to each moment? Or are you part of the empty space?
Through new and found footage, Connected considers physical and cognitive presence as we occupy space in a modern world. This piece is shot on 16mm Tri-X ReversalFilm with a Bolex camera and edited on a Steenbeck. Sound design is built with distorted audio recordings, synthesized tones, and the laughter of children. Credits are digitally added.
Created by Annie Acker
2024
Cycles of the Moon
Narrative Short
A calloused female executive seeking acceptance among her toxic male co-workers reluctantly accepts a mystical girl's night invitation coinciding with the full moon.
Written & Directed by Annie Acker
2026
Crossover
16mm Experimental Short
The overlap of human lives, seeds & shells, with all our individuality & contributions to the world around us; birth, growth & death - is the intersectionality of these phases of humanity random crossovers or intricately planned by an outside source?
Crossover is intended to be screened as a projector performance, using three projectors that overlap like a venn diagram. The two channels on the bottom of the screen are 16mm loops, while the center channel is a longer single film. By projecting this live, the loops can be started & stopped at any point, creating a different visual experience & unique moments of overlap each time it is performed.
Created on 16mm film using a Bolex camera, phytography, and direct animation - edited by hand in an analog workflow using a Steenbeck flatbed editing table.
2025