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9 CIRCLES

A twenty year project exploring the nine circles of hell in Dante's Inferno. 

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These works span across narrative and non-narrative tropes addressing aspects of Inferno from the original version of Dante's vision. Works to date include Black Garden, a 90 minute metamodern drama set against the backdrop of a nuclear war. Dark Garden is an episodic streaming series in the vein of Black Garden comprised of 27 episodes deploying a ground breaking array of hybrid AI, live action, hand-drawn animation and virtual production techniques. In addition to these are nine video art installations dissecting Dante's 34 cantos expanded by theoretical discussions among metamodernism and beyond.

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BLACK GARDEN

A metamodern dystopian sci-fi feature film based on the 9th circle of hell in Dante's Inferno.

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Black Garden begins on Christmas Eve in the near future. It's eight days after the end of World War III and a handful of survivors wait to die, except one. As Kate makes contact with an unknown radio broadcaster, she travels on foot in search of his broadcast location. Inspired by Bela Tarr's Santantango and Stanley Kramer's On the Beach, the film asks the question, what would you do after a nuclear war? 

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Streaming Prime     Soundtrack Apple     Soundtrack Spotify    Projekt Records     DVD     Blu-Ray

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DARK GARDEN

A ground-breaking dystopian streaming series set before, during, and after a nuclear war.

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* In production

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In the style of Black Garden, we share the lives and ultimate end of characters before, during, and after a global catastrophe leading to starvation, isolation, and eventual extinction. Compiled across three series, this 27 episode epic dystopian sci-fi drama uses hybrid AI, live action, hand drawn animation, and virtual production filming to create never before seen combinations of slow cinema, anime, and hyperlinked narratives. 

CANTOS I-XXXIV

Expanding the 34 cantos of Dante's Inferno told in nine video installations.

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*in production August-October 2025

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