Adam Sekuler

36 Hours

Adam Sekuler

Angelle is in labor. She rides the waves of emotion and physical pain without pharmaceutical intervention as she, along with her partner Nathan and her mother, try to follow a natural birth plan. As her contractions get heavier, though, Angelle gets caught in the undertow of time. Her birth is taking much longer than expected. With her preconceived notions of birth shattered, Angelle must make difficult decisions, bringing into focus the true work of motherhood and womanhood.

CINEMA-19

Christin Turner, Kalpana Subramanian

A collection of 190-second short films created in response to COVID-19, commissioned by filmmakers Usama Alshaibi and Adam Sekuler.

Interpretive Site: Hanford Reach

Karn Junkinsmith, Adam Sekuler

DK Pan, Jenna Veatch

Hanford Reach, one of the most important wildlife refuges in Washington state, is an inadvertent legacy of the United States’ nuclear weapons program. Lands within the monument originally served as a buffer around the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. This short one-shot film is part of a series called Interpretive Sites. Directed by Adam Sekuler and choreographed by Karn Junkinsmith, these works explore abandoned locations using dance as an interpretive tool to elicit a sites history.

Tomorrow Never Knows

Adam Sekuler

After being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, a transgender person decides to undertake a conscious death.