Oh, That’s Wonderful (2008, 16mm, 2:43)
A strange tribute to Bruce Conner made with the remnants of found film from my basement.

America’s Way (2007, 16mm, 3:40)
3 nights in Branson Missouri captured on a single roll of 16mm film.

Life & Times of Robert Kennedy Starring Gary Cooper (2006, appropriated video, 7:54)
Overlayed newsreel footage of Robert Kennedy and images from the classic Hollywood western High Noon blur the line between truth and fiction. Music Composed by Travis Weller.

Untitled (Iowa) (2005, silent, Super8, 5:58)
Lyrical survey of Eastern Iowa landscapes. Commissioned by Squeaky Wheel and Kodak.*optional music has been added.

Serendipity 1967 (2005, 8mm, 6:12)
A magic camper ride through Colorado in route to Yellowstone National Park circa 1967. An accidental double exposure on a single roll of 8mm film by an unknown filmmaker. Music by Jamal River.

Displacement (2005, 8mm, 5:13)
A meditation on lost memories through the tail end discards of old 8mm home movies. Sound design by Jennifer Proctor.

Big Screen Version (2004, appropriated cable television, 2:38)
Split-screen talking heads and flying graphics collide in a musical homage to the self-righteous rhetoric of Fox News.

States of the Union - George Bush (2003, appropriated cable television, 2:25)
Part two of an ongoing series of short videos that seek out the essential character of our Presidents from isolation of words and gestures during their respective State of the Union addresses.

Dissolve (2003, 16mm, 15:34)
Found footage film constructed of hundreds of dissolves taken from old educational films and reassembled to create a meditation on our own impermanence.

Throwing Stones at the Sun (2002, 16mm, 18:48)
“27 documentary vignettes form a portrait of the U.S. between 1999-2001. Part traveler, part geographical surveyor, Valdez records moments of quiet resonance that provide insight into how politics, religion, and consumerism form a triumvirate of influence that constructs the American identity.”

Windowfilm (2001, 16mm, 12:58)
The final product of a film performance piece where a single 10-second film loop was edited and added to as it ran through the projector.

Hallway (2001, 16mm, 3:04)
An ascension into a sanitized heaven.

States of the Union - Bill Clinton (1997, appropriated cable television, 1:57)
Part one of an ongoing series of short videos that seek out the essential character of our Presidents from isolation of words and gestures during their respective State of the Union addresses.