Utopia Park
40min
THE LISTENER BECOMES THE LISTENING.
A man studies the vibrations of his world.
His research overwhelms him, unraveling his life from the inside out.
His research overwhelms him, unraveling his life from the inside out.
Written and directed by Philip Rabalais
Starring Dominic Rabalais
Director of photography Paul Gleason
Production designer Hilary Nelson
Featuring Adrien Logsdon as Betsy
Nathaniel Alexander [voice] and Joe Derderian [body] as George
Liz Olear [voice] and Hilary Nelson [body] as Jenny
Produced by Alena Goldstein + Philip Rabalais
Assistant Camera Issac Winkler
Grip/Gaffer/Sound Recording Auden Lincoln-Vogel
Grip/Gaffer/DIT Michael Wawzenek
Script supervisor Anna Sica
Production assistance Nina Ziv
Video synthesis Ian MacMillan
Graphic design Camille Morehead
Edit/Sound design/Additional photography Philip Rabalais
2022
Utopia Park - the central, eponymous setting of the film - is the real-life trailer park where I grew up. As an adult, I find Utopia Park to have an eerie, almost supernatural charge - something I hoped to tap into with this movie.
This film is also an homage to my dad. When I was a kid, my dad would bring me to work with him in the basements and boiler rooms explored in this movie. I love these spaces, and I am grateful that he shared them with me.
Earth FM
11min
TUNE IN TO THE SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND.
Three scientists search for an elusive signal.
Their transmissions cross inside the earth, resulting in a mysterious and cathartic discovery.
Their transmissions cross inside the earth, resulting in a mysterious and cathartic discovery.
Written and directed by Philip Rabalais
Featuring:
Michael Cook
Anna Gebhardt
Dominic Rabalais
Adrien Logsdon
Cinematography Issac Winkler
Light box Hilary Nelson
Sound design Philip Rabalais
Music Limit Infrared + Adrien Logsdon
2019
Official Selection:
Slamdance 2020
Gimli Film Festival 2020
Laterale Film Festival 2020
International Festival Signs of the Night Paris 2020
Chicago Underground Film Festival 2020
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival 2020
No Coast Film Fest 2020
Tacoma Film Festival 2020
Montana Film Festival 2020
Orlando International Film Festival 2020
Des Moines Underground Film Festival 2020
BEX Film Festival 2020
Snake Alley Film Festival 2020
Austin Arthouse Film Festival 2020
NoBudge 2021
Spooky Action at a Distance
9min
A SIMPLE DOMESTIC SCENE GETS CONSUMED BY COSMIC UNCERTAINTY.
Written and directed by Philip Rabalais
Starring Adrien Logsdon, Nate Logsdon
Dialogue by Adrien Logsdon, Nate Logsdon
Director of photography Cody Olivas
Production design Hilary Nelson
Sound recording Dominic Rabalais
Assistant camera Ike Winkler, Peter Arnold, Sam Lieb
2018
Official Selection:
SEFF Binghamton 2018
Eye Myth Film Festival 2019
Boat Film
10min
THIS BOAT IS OUT OF CONTROL!
2022
Official Selection:
Drunken Film Fest 2022 (BEST AVANT-GARDE FILM)
Winnipeg Underground Film Festival 2022
XXVe International Encounters Traverse, (Almost) Unlimited Capacity 2022
Problems on the Line
6min
A MAN REACHES OUT TO THE WORLD.
HE’S MET WITH SILENCE, NOISE, NONSENSE.
Written and directed by Philip Rabalais
Starring Nate Logsdon
Featuring Hilary Nelson
Production assistance Ace Boothby, Ike Winkler, Mike Cook
Music Dominic Rabalais
2018
Official Selection:
Chicago Underground Film Festival 2018
Austin Arthouse Film Festival 2018
Sunday Shorts Film Festival 2018
DIAMETRALE Experimental Film Festival 2019
Delete TV 2019
West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival 2019
BEX Film Festival 2019
The Film Lounge - Iowa Public Television 2019
Tacoma Film Festival 2019
