DAMON PACKARD
April 1st, 2009

KRASNOGORSK 16MM
March 10th, 2009



Today I got my K3 in the mail. Not only is this Soviet super 16mm camera inexpensive and well made, it also has one of the coolest looking camera manuals I’ve ever seen. It makes me want to go out and shoot some traditional Russian dancing, or maybe some pelicans. The camera was built in 1987. Luckily it also came with an English manual.

OXFORD PLAINS
March 2nd, 2009

Images of the Oxford Plains Speedway in Oxford, Maine. September 2008. Photography by Lance Edmands. Click HERE for more. Documentary in the works.

YOU WONT MISS ME
February 25th, 2009


YOU WONT MISS ME (2008) HD, Super 8, 16mm, DV
A kaleidoscopic film portrait of Shelly Brown, a twenty-three-year-old alienated urban misfit recently released from a psychiatric hospital. Starring Stella Schnabel, featuring Rene Ricard and introducing other notable New York personalities, the film gives pathos to the frenzy of the youthful desire for acceptance. Shot in a variety of styles and formats, YOU WONT MISS ME mixes non-actors with professionals, verité with staging, order with abstraction, to paint an evocative picture of a contemporary rebel. Directed by Ry Russo-Young. Trailer edited by Lance Edmands.

JASON VOORHEES
February 6th, 2009


This was my favorite “Friday the 13th” kills compilation on youtube, mainly because of the picture frame that artfully borders each murder and the fact that it’s a top ten countdown. The sophistication of Jason’s murder techniques really progressed with each sequel. There is definitely some sort of art/death metaphor in all of this.