Moon hangs low over Casper
2023:Thesis filmPrivate screener available upon request.
“Show me the photographs of your mom, the one we don’t talk about. Your brother, the one who left. We will trace it all, on foot, knee deep in the snow. Pushing through the sleet and the bite. We will see what we find and feel what we don’t. And the grandmother will loom over us like the moon does. Constant, behind the clouds, in the shadow of the Earth.”
A short film by Olivia Schroder.
This film is a tribute to forgetting, landscape, 16mm, and cattle.
rizdeology podcast
2022:2023As host, I transformed the nature of the podcast in order to center community voices.
Each episode focuses on a different campus space that has been underserved by the administration and survived by RISD community members. The 22-23 season intends to highlight community efforts around campus to inspire real conversation.
Trading Earth soundwalk
2022:podcastI was a producer and sound designer/editor for the Trading Earth soundwalk, designed for in-gallery listening in the Trading Earth decorative arts exhibition at the RISD Museum.
In three parts, the podcast explores the legacy of triangle trade in ceramic objects throughout history. Each part focuses on a vessel and commodity from different corners of the world that have found their way into RISD’s collection. Through interviews with scholars, coffee roasters, and ceramicists, the path from maker to museum is traced with immersive sound design.
Listen to the rest of the soundwalk here.
16mm experiments
2020:ongoing
Me headbanging in slow motion on hi-con 16mm film (Eco-processed with beer!)
Experimentation with material is integral to my filmmaking practice. 16mm film is an incredibly versatile medium and its physical quality allows me to manipulate any aspect of the image.
Researching and doing experiments with 16mm film is arguably the most important part of my process. I work with several Kodak film stocks--from color negative, B&W reversal, hi-con, and expired stocks.
Lately, I’ve been playing with hand processing to see how chemistry and the human hand affects the image (see gif above).
Two geese fall in love on the Providence river (shot on hi-con with matte box)
This ongoing research plays a part in all elements of my practice. I’m currently exploring how experimental 16mm film plays a role in non-fiction storytelling and installation.
Cricket Eclipse
2022:short filmCricket is entranced by the moon’s spell, transforming her into a beastly version of herself.
Shot on Kodak 500T Color negative 16mm film. Virtually all effects & mattes are in-camera.
Does a thorn mean it?
2021:photobook
I’m drawn to spaces with residual human presence. Abandoned homes, construction sites, playgrounds, and wooded paths. Even without a figure, a landscape can conjure history and memory.
Prints from book, each 3x4”
Prints from book, each 3x4”