Yes, it means dark, but here you are. And you’re in for a surprise. This is a screwball film noir, a mash-up of 1940s storylines, a Twin Peaks of Daschiell Hammett.

GENRE: Web series, comedy, film noir, kitsch.

DESCRIPTION: A hard-boiled, thirsty detective takes the case of a beautiful male femme fatale and his disappeared girlfriend.

RUNTIME: 5 minutes each, roundabout.

You’ve made it to the page for things that didn’t fit anywhere else. This is the land of misfit toys. Specifically, one circular-riding Japanese duck with an elephant friend and a whole host of characters that can only be purchased in specialty import stores, or acquired from friends on a moving purge.

GENRE: Comedy, tragedy.

DESCRIPTION: Ironic adventures of a metallic duck.

RUNTIME: 2 - 3 minutes.

Here you are, working on finding, defining, and expanding identity. There’s family history, ancestral stories, and long-lost connections to be discovered. This is the Identity Corner.

GENRE: Drama, comedy, family history.

DESCRIPTION: An American tourist seeks out her long-lost relatives in Berlin. A professional rental family member trains a new hire on the job.

RUNTIME: 5 minutes, 17 minutes.

You’ve reached the zone of intrigue. Choose wisely to view mysterious, abstract, experimental films and stories. Expect the odd and exceptional.

GENRE: Experimental, drama, documentary, magical realism.

DESCRIPTION: A man sees beneath the surface of an aspiring starlet. An anxiety dream comes to life in a laundromat. Two steampunk goblins give advice to artists.

RUNTIME: 30 seconds to 7 minutes.

Here you are, invited to let the spirit move you.

GENRE: Contemplative, evocative, short.

DESCRIPTION: Words, music and images to send you on a spiritual journey. Made in collaboration with musicians Lucie & the Robot, and St. James Episcopal Church.

RUNTIME: 2 minutes.

Dance is nothing without music, and music is dead without dance. You’ve reached the place where they come together in a few music videos you won’t soon forget.

GENRE: Music video, shorts, various years.

DESCRIPTION: Dance and motion videos with songs by LUCIE, Elle Spencer-Lewis, The Kills, Die Ratgeber

RUNTIME: Various. 5-7 minutes each.

This is a blank page. Because there’s no guarantee what the future will bring.

If movies with a sense of place move you, you’ve come to the right location. Each of the following films is about the exterior, and takes place in the world of a city or remote corner. Dhaka, Bangladesh; Berlin, Germany; Victorville, California; Hamburg, Germany. Let these places take you away.

FORMAT: Short films, music videos. Various.

DESCRIPTION: Places you might have expected, or you might not.

RUNTIME: 5 minutes each.

Sorry, you have made it to the zen slowburn area of this site. This is where ponderous images become launching pads for meandering thought experiments.

The greatest danger, that of losing yourself, can pass off in the world as if it were nothing. Every other loss — a leg, a wife, five dollars — is bound to be noticed.

Soren Kierkegaard

GENRE: Drama, experimental, documentary, slowburn. Short narrative and documentary.

DESCRIPTION: Lonely strangers seek connections through London. An artist seeks poetic council.

RUNTIME: 14:55. 5:00.