Films

Here are some films I’ve worked on—most directly, one indirectly. For the ones you can buy, I have included links to that stuff (disclosure: any links to Amazon are affiliate links, and I get a kickback if you buy using those links).

There are some older shorts not listed here, but you can find more about those on my IMDB page.

Best of Five: The Classic Tetris Champions (2024)

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A five-episode docu-series about competitive Tetris players. What does it mean to become the champion of a game that beats you every time? Found out at BestOfFiveMovie.com.

I wrote, directed, and filmed this one with help from Carl King and many others.

Movie poster with the large title Access. Beneath, it shows a man with a guide dog walks through a stylized braille display, with bumps in 8-dot braille rising and falling around him.

Access

A short film featuring Cory Joseph. It shows a day in the life of a technology user who is visually impaired. Read more and watch the film at AccessMovie.org.

I wrote, directed, and filmed this one. I have frequently appeared in interviews about this film and its message, most recently on Special Ed Rising.

Movie poster for Ode to Joy. It shows Morena Baccarin kissing Martin Freeman on the cheek, in a joyful pose, while Martin Freeman stares at the camera seeming shocked.

Ode to Joy

A feature film inspired by my report for This American Life. While this is fiction and I had nothing to do with making the movie, it’s good!

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Buy/rent: Amazon (Paid Affiliate Link)| iTunes

Movie poster for The Lost Arcade. It's a moody night-time image showing the back of a man as he looks toward the neon lights of the Chinatown Fair Arcade. Washes of neon color flow across the image.

The Lost Arcade

A feature documentary about Chinatown Fair by Kurt Vincent and Irene Chin. I was a story consultant on this, helping with story structure as they worked through the edit. In return, Kurt and Irene have helped me with my projects! Lovely folks.

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Movie poster for Ecstasy of Order: The Tetris Masters. It shows a computer-generated 3D head with Tetris pieces flying toward it. Text reads: The time has come to crown a champion! It is designed to look like a Nintendo Entertainment System game box.

Ecstasy of Order

A feature documentary by Adam Cornelius. I wrote parts of this film, which is about competitive Tetris. In this film, Adam began to explore the questions that I’d return to more than a decade later in Best of Five.

Buy/rent: Amazon (Paid Affiliate Link) | iTunes

Movie poster for This is Not a Conspiracy Theory. It is very minimal, with rough text on a distressed background. At the bottom, text reads: A serial documentary about the forces that shape out lives. From the creator of Everything is a Remix.

This is Not a Conspiracy Theory

A feature documentary by Kirby Ferguson. I did a variety of camera work and performed a few roles. Kirby’s process involves lots of footage from different sources, much of it archival. But when he needed a reenactment or specific shot (such as eyeball closeups), I came in to stage and shoot those.

Buy/rent: Vimeo | Kirby’s Website

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