https://muddled.cargo.site Muddled Media Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:12:08 +0000 https://muddled.cargo.site en https://muddled.cargo.site/All-Projects-Header Fri, 21 May 2021 21:16:47 +0000 Muddled Media https://muddled.cargo.site/All-Projects-Header All Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; https://muddled.cargo.site/Those-Who-Wait Fri, 21 May 2021 21:16:48 +0000 Muddled Media https://muddled.cargo.site/Those-Who-Wait Those Who Wait (feature film, 2023) CAMERA, WRITING &amp; DIRECTION VIDEO ART CINEMA HISTORICAL REENACTMENTFEATURE FILM Those Who Wait is a poetic retelling of a 19th century Christian doomsday phenomena called the “Millerite Movement.” Playing at the tensions between history and parable, this feature length film employs stylized tableaus to explore the lengths humans will go to believe in a fresh start.&nbsp; FILM SITE <img width="8100" height="12000" width_o="8100" height_o="12000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bef412ca6a2f1a9dc503de41d3eae67813bb186d600e5d0fee1b0fea329191bd/012624_TWW-Poster_sm.jpg" data-mid="219053716" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bef412ca6a2f1a9dc503de41d3eae67813bb186d600e5d0fee1b0fea329191bd/012624_TWW-Poster_sm.jpg" /> https://muddled.cargo.site/Drift Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:24:50 +0000 Muddled Media https://muddled.cargo.site/Drift Drift (video installation, 2023) CAMERA &amp; EDITING VIDEO ART GAFFER CAMERA Drift is a video installation made in collaboration with artist Karyn Olivier as part of her solo show at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in New York entitled How a Home is Made in the Summer 2023. Drift has also been selected to be featured independently at the 2024&nbsp;Malta Biennale. Over the course of a month, we filmed trash being sorted at a waste management fascility in Philadelphia which sorts the byproducts of new and old construction in the city into recyclable and landfill-bound materials.&nbsp; <img width="3840" height="2160" width_o="3840" height_o="2160" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b037be1708d16ed1e09408ab99afb8c985b5502ba4c4c8fc7ef1c0cc5792c0a/Pile-Frontal-Waterfall-A.03_50_20_20.Still002.jpg" data-mid="182334119" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b037be1708d16ed1e09408ab99afb8c985b5502ba4c4c8fc7ef1c0cc5792c0a/Pile-Frontal-Waterfall-A.03_50_20_20.Still002.jpg" /> https://muddled.cargo.site/Natividad-s-Story-How-the-SSA-Places-the-Burden-on-Recipients Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:12:08 +0000 Muddled Media https://muddled.cargo.site/Natividad-s-Story-How-the-SSA-Places-the-Burden-on-Recipients Natividad’s Story How the SSA Places the Burden on Recipients (promotional doc, 2022) PRODUCED, CAMERA &amp; DIRECTION VIDEODOCUMENTARYSHORT In 2020, the Social Security Administration (SSA) closed its field offices in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, many SSI recipients had difficulty reporting changes in their finances that could affect the amount of their benefits, and others experienced major overpayments due to processing delays. Even as SSA offices remained closed, the agency eventually resumed assessing overpayments to SSI recipients and reducing their benefits. https://muddled.cargo.site/Staying-Power-w-The-Penny-Candy-Store Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:24:53 +0000 Muddled Media https://muddled.cargo.site/Staying-Power-w-The-Penny-Candy-Store Staying Power /w The Penny Candy Store (short documentary, 2021) CAMERA, WRITING &amp; DIRECTION VIDEO DOCUMENTARY DIGITAL SERIES SOCIAL REALISM SHORT "Miss Nandi" Muhammad provides a history of the Penny Candy Store that her and her husband created in their home 20 years ago after the closure of their neighborhood store. A moving portrait of interrogating and taking ownership over what “staying power” means in Philadelphia - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Produced with Philadelphia Packaging Co. in conjuction with the re-release of their city-wide&nbsp; “A Phonebook,” curating conversations with owners and workers of small businesses across Philly about what it means to hold space in the city. (philadelphiapackagingcompany.com/A-PHONEBOOK) https://muddled.cargo.site/Changes-on-Fabric-Row-w-Baldwin-s-Fine-Custom-Tailoring Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:38:40 +0000 Muddled Media https://muddled.cargo.site/Changes-on-Fabric-Row-w-Baldwin-s-Fine-Custom-Tailoring Changes on Fabric Row/w Baldwin’s Fine Custom Tailoring (short documentary, 2020) CAMERA, WRITING &amp; DIRECTION VIDEO DOCUMENTARY DIGITAL SERIES SOCIAL PRACTICE SHORT Featuring Larnell Baldwin, Fabric Row's infamous Master Tailor, speaking about changes in Tailoring on Fabric Row in Philadelphia. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Produced with Philadelphia Packaging Co. in conjuction with the re-release of their city-wide&nbsp; “A Phonebook,” curating conversations with owners and workers of small businesses across Philly about what it means to hold space in the city. (philadelphiapackagingcompany.com/A-PHONEBOOK) https://muddled.cargo.site/50-Years-of-Building-Justice Thu, 19 Sep 2024 18:37:21 +0000 Muddled Media https://muddled.cargo.site/50-Years-of-Building-Justice 50 Years of Building Justice Justice in Aging (promotional doc, 2022) CAMERA, WRITING &amp; DIRECTION VIDEODOCUMENTARYPROMOTIONALSHORT Four extraordinary Americans share their stories about what 50 years means to them and their hopes and dreams for a more just future. Produced for Justice in Aging's 50th Anniversary celebration in April of 2022. https://muddled.cargo.site/Keeping-Garden-Court Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:38:45 +0000 Muddled Media https://muddled.cargo.site/Keeping-Garden-Court Keeping Garden Court (short documentary, 2021) CAMERA, EDITING &amp; DIRECTION VIDEO DOCUMENTARY DIGITAL SERIES SOCIAL PRACTICE SHORT Featuring Liliana, West Philadelphia's favorite cashier at Garden Court Eatery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Produced with Philadelphia Packaging Co. in conjuction with the re-release of their city-wide&nbsp; “A Phonebook,” curating conversations with owners and workers of small businesses across Philly about what it means to hold space in the city. (philadelphiapackagingcompany.com/A-PHONEBOOK) https://muddled.cargo.site/Location-Security-w-Sate-Kampar Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:00:58 +0000 Muddled Media https://muddled.cargo.site/Location-Security-w-Sate-Kampar Location Security /w Saté Kampar (short documentary, 2021) CAMERA, EDITING &amp; DIRECTION VIDEO DOCUMENTARY DIGITAL SERIES SOCIAL PRACTICE SHORT Featuring Angelina “Ange” Branca, creator of Saté Kampar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Produced with Philadelphia Packaging Co. in conjuction with the re-release of their city-wide&nbsp; “A Phonebook,” curating conversations with owners and workers of small businesses across Philly about what it means to hold space in the city. (philadelphiapackagingcompany.com/A-PHONEBOOK) https://muddled.cargo.site/Keeping-the-Factory-w-American-Hats Fri, 07 Jul 2023 18:33:21 +0000 Muddled Media https://muddled.cargo.site/Keeping-the-Factory-w-American-Hats Keeping the FactoryWith American Hats LLC (short documentary, 2020) CAMERA, EDITING &amp; DIRECTION VIDEO DOCUMENTARY DIGITAL SERIES SOCIAL PRACTICE SHORT Featuring Reverend Georgiette Morgan-Thomas, owner of American Hats LLC - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Produced with Philadelphia Packaging Co. in conjuction with the re-release of their city-wide&nbsp; “A Phonebook,” curating conversations with owners and workers of small businesses across Philly about what it means to hold space in the city. (philadelphiapackagingcompany.com/A-PHONEBOOK)