Nobody Wants to Fix Things Anymore
"Nobody Wants to Fix Things Anymore" is a short film about a lost man who finds a special rock.
The narrative uses AI generated images and speech, surveillance photographs, and original video to weave together a story of the search for a kindred spirit.
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Joseph WilcoxDirector
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Joseph WilcoxWriter
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Joseph WilcoxProducer
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Runtime:4 minutes
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Completion Date:March 10, 2023
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Digital Cinema Package:Unavailable
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Onion City Film FestivalChicago, IL
April 6, 2024 -
Slamdance Film FestivalPark City, UT
United States
January 20, 2024 -
Screener Short FilmsLondon, England
United Kingdom
November 18, 2023 -
FotogeniaMexico City
Mexico
November 24, 2023 -
Flat Earth Film FestivalAusturvegur, Seyðisfjörður
Iceland
November 8, 2023 -
Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de ParisParis
France
October 14, 2023 -
Chroma Art Film FestivalMiami, FL
United States
August 12, 2023 -
Heavy Manners LibraryLos Angeles, CA
United States
July 29, 2023 -
Festival EcrãRio de Janeiro
Brazil
June 29, 2023 -
West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film FestivalMorgantown, WV
United States
April 14, 2023 -
Lydian StaterLong Island City, NY
United States
March 10, 2023
By adopting the roles of image gatherer, documentarian, object-maker, and organizer, Joseph Wilcox explores how institutional control, political systems, and social power structures undermine individual & collective autonomy. He has been an artist-in-residence at the NARS Foundation, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, HATCH Projects at the Chicago Artists Coalition, and LATITUDE Chicago. Solo and two-person exhibitions include Lydian Stater (Queens, NY), Good Children Gallery (New Orleans, LA), and Chicago Artists Coalition (Chicago, IL) and screenings include Slamdance (Park City, UT), Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux (Paris), VIVO Media Arts Centre (Vancouver, BC), Art Düsseldorf (Germany), and Hong-Gah Museum (Taipei City). He received his MFA from Lesley University College of Art and Design and his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design. He lives and works in Brooklyn.