Phillip Barker

Shadow Nettes

Phillip Barker

Bill Doleman, Molly Johnson

A tale based on the mysterious traditions of the Shadow Nette Fishers of the Erie Valley. For the fisherman we meet here, only fate can decide whether his poses and gestures of virility will produce the result he so desires.

Malody

Phillip Barker

Ryan Granville-Martin, Thomas Hauff

Set inside a roadside diner, a sick woman meets herself as a little girl in the reflection of a mirror. The diner 'set' is built within a large wooden wheel and is literally rolled through a studio. As the world turns upside down, the changing gravitational pull creates chaos and sets off a fateful chain of events.

A Temporary Arrangement

Phillip Barker

A Temporary Arrangement began as a simple experiment: to study the human form suspended in water, floating down a river. We made a 12 foot camera tower lashed to two canoes. However, during the filming, individual dramas unfolded as each person had to confront their ability, or inability, to relinquish control to the flowing river. A narrative unfolded as I witnessed friends and family coming to terms with this natural force.

I Am Always Connected

Phillip Barker

A camera spins, but the world remains still. A reflexive piece on the presence of the filmmaker and their perforative manipulation of the world.

Trust a Boat

Phillip Barker

9 films were rear projected upon 9 windows of a 3 story building. 9 people performed as silhouettes in the windows. The audience were on the street. The performance toured Holland and Canada with a total of 23 showings.