Cam's Mementos (2023)
To better understand what he has, filmmaker Cam Archer revisits former subjects, rephotographs them, and seeks new inspiration. ...
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Cam Archer (born 1982) is an American independent filmmaker and photographer residing in Santa Cruz, California. His feature debut, Wild Tigers I Have Known, premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. The film was executive produced by filmmaker Gus Van Sant and producer Scott Rudin. The film follows a 13-year old boy coming to terms with being gay, and was photographed by frequent Archer collaborator Aaron Platt, whose work earned a Best Cinematography nomination at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards. Archer graduated from UCSC.
Archer has also directed numerous short films and music videos, including work for Current 93, Emily Jane White, Mick Turner, Sarabeth Tucek, Six Organs of Admittance, Xiu Xiu and Zero 7.
To better understand what he has, filmmaker Cam Archer revisits former subjects, rephotographs them, and seeks new inspiration. ...
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A vibrant anthology of LGBTQ+ short films and music videos that delve into the complexities of youth, identity, and desire. This diverse collection showcases a range of cinematic voices—both emerging and established—exploring the exhilaration, vulnerab ...
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An amplified sense of place that nonetheless leaves one feeling unmoored, the destabilization of loss layered with a new, raw potential...these relatable states of being are invoked through image and voice in Cam Archer's new film His Image. ...
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Filmmaker Cam Archer examines and explores his ordinary, suburban neighborhood in search of hidden truths, new narratives and a better understanding of his fading, creative self. Combining heavily degraded video with personal photographs and real life neig ...
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Renowned actress Colleen West abandons her successful career for a secluded life in the hills. But the peace and quiet she longed for is disrupted by the noisy construction of neighboring housing developments. Before long, Colleen discovers that she can't ...
Watch NowCam Archer's hypnotic short film takes form as a letter into the void. A middle-aged woman reads a note to a lost friend while slowed home movies of an adolescent boy flash across the screen. With movements blurred and the picture flaring with light, the i ...
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A lyrical telling of the coming of age of a 14-year-old boy who learns to cope with his new found sexuality and his unrequited love for the cool kid in school. ...
Watch NowCam Archer revisits the life of child actor Jonathan Brandis who committed suicide in 2003. Lydia Lunch narrates this meditation on fame, the actor's pressure to remain in the public eye and the surreal events in the lead up to his unexplained death. ...
Watch NowVivid colors, trees and secrets answered. A LOOK BACK is part of Mike Plante's Lunchfilm series of commissioned shorts (made for the cost of a lunch between Plante and filmmaker Cam Archer). ...
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Experimental short film that combines a theme of child abduction carried out by a lonely woman with images of alien abduction. ...
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Bobby Stone is 13 and in love. Problem is that he's in love with his best friend Dylan and Dylan doesn't feel the same way. ...
Watch NowAn amplified sense of place that nonetheless leaves one feeling unmoored, the destabilization of loss layered with a new, raw potential...these relatable states of being are invoked through image and voice in Cam Archer's new film His Image. ...
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