R.M. Vaughan

Shinto

Michael Achtman, R.M. Vaughan

Michael Achtman, R.M. Vaughan

"Shinto" is an examination of the meaning of objects. Do objects have powers or energies of their own? If so, can we see or feel it? While this may sound heavy and philosophical, the film is actually a lively argument between two neurotic gay men who have been together for too long. As they discuss whether or not to rid themselves of some extra junk, we watch a memory film of one of the character's childhood toy trucks being burned, and a handful of Asian film clips, meant to parody the characters' ridiculous, half understood adoption of Asian philosophy and spirituality.

Mr. Danvers

Michael Achtman, R.M. Vaughan

Romance gone wrong sparks this visually poetic meditation on love, promises and destruction, with reference to Mrs. Danvers, that icon of perfectly executed revenge in Alfred Hitchcock's classic Rebecca.

Dinner's at 8

Michael Achtman, R.M. Vaughan

A woman stares at her reflection in the mirror, drawn like Narcissus to swim in her own perfection. Or did she forget to take her pills?

Perfect

Michael Achtman, R.M. Vaughan

Perfect...a summer day, a sandbox...a meditation on the transience of consciousness.

Tubbé

Michael Achtman, R.M. Vaughan

Tubbé describes the ongoing dissociation between two solitudes (English and French Canada) in the form of one queer-in-a-tub's reflections on his amorous escapades.

Hard Times Town

Michael Achtman, R.M. Vaughan

Midnight cowpoke scrounges the streets of Mike Harris' mean megatropolis, looking for a good time or just a bite to eat. "Hard time living, too young to die. Lord, lord, lord: hard times town."