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Instructional video 1989: how to recognize human faces

Join the madness of digital decay with an experimental film that has been forgotten by time. Inspired by Vapor Wave, Conflict Theory, and dead media, the film combines animated VHS effects, archived footage, and corrupted audio to create an unsettling atmosphere. Rather than providing answers, the film raises more questions and imparts a sense of meaningless insight through its contradictions.

  • Aiden Nelson
    Made by
  • Aiden Nelson
    Director
  • Aiden Nelson
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental
  • Genres:
    Art, Scifi, Dystopian
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 29, 2029
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    1920-1080
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Sacramento City College
Director Biography - Aiden Nelson

Aiden Nelson is a director, writer, and film editor. Aiden has worked on projects including UCLA Film Institute Larry's Flowers, Emerging Filmmakers Documentary Dungeons in Quarantine and Devil's Creek, Young Filmmakers Workshop Infinity, and the Indy Film Fin and Marco.
Aiden considers himself a writer who doesn't write (he uses a scribe). Aiden has Dyslexia but has overcome his disability, and as a result, he brings a unique perspective to every project.
Aiden is a college student and has studied film since he was 11 years old through The Denver Film Society Young Filmmakers Workshop, Emerging Filmmakers Workshop, Sacramento City College, and the UCLA Film Institute. He plans on transferring to a four-year university after completing his core classes at community college and focusing on post-production, editing, writing, and the film business.

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Director Statement

After a conversation with a friend, lamenting that the experimental film genre is meaningless while simultaneously being the most thought-provoking genre, I was tasked to create a film to encapsulate this idea. Pulling forgotten archival footage from online--that never was intended to be seen again--I set about to make a commentary about hyper-consumerism and the culture in which we live. Overlayed with sound distortion, animated VHS glitching, and drastic saturated color, the viewer is brought into a world of chaos and discomfort, which I've dubbed Digital Dekay.