Check out my latest Director’s Reel. Many thanks to all the crew and participants who made all of this work possible.
Short Film Festival Circuit
So excited to announce the International success of The Expectations of Being Seven. The film has graciously been accepted into festivals around the world. Check out the film on our YouTube channel Wilder Picture Company
Japan World Film Festival - Tokyo
Vienna Film Festival Awards - Vienna, Austria
Tennessee Independant Film Festival, Nashville, TN
Southern Oasis Film Festival, Knoxville, TN
STUFFED
STUFFED is a photo series incorporating my personal childhood stuffed animals, deconstructed in order to challenge inner personal trauma from my adolescence. Through the use of familiar objects, it’s an attempt at normalizing the conversation about repressed emotional wounds.
The stuffed animals were stored in an attic for more than two decades, all but forgotten; already dusty and lightly decaying. Once I found them, it took another year to decide how to best preserve their memory and my own. I didn't want to just give them away, but had no intention of continuing to store them. Over time, they began to emerge as a device representing more than just close inanimate friends from long ago. They were an audience to years of emotional distress.
Each animal is deconstructed using both practical fire and digital manipulation to capture the final image. Often the results are happenstance with the use of fire. The stuffed animals take on unplanned characteristics. Once the animals are photographed and edited, a selection of them are encased in resin or plexiglass as sculptural pieces.
The project is a cathartic act of deconstruction. My physical presence and involvement in destroying something I once cherished is satisfying, but somber. The project itself is about the process and the reasons the objects need to be deconstructed. Although alluring, the final images are a byproduct of a much deeper and evolving form of expression.
For more information and pricing go to the ‘about’ page and get in touch or email JustinNolanKey@gmail.com
STUFFED TEASER TRAILER
Nashville Film Festival Official Selection!
Our documentary All the Way to Tacoma was selected for the 2017 Nashville Film Festival! tickets go on sale April 12th. Come check it out April 21st at 8:30 p.m. for the world premiere! Info on NFF's website // https://nashvillefilmfestival.org/
North of Everything available on VHX!!!
Check out the documentary film we created in Iceland. It's available on VHX for rent or purchase. BUY HERE
North of Everything →
Recently we launched our website for the North of Everything Film Project. The site catalogues our travels through Iceland as we made our way around the country meeting new friends and filming and photographing all that Iceland has to offer. An unbelievable journey and there is a lot more to come soon.
The film premiere and gallery opening will happen later this year. A lot of work ahead of us and we can't wait to share. In the meantime check out www.northofeverythingfilm.com and stay up to date on the progress of the project!