SHORT FILMS/VIDEOS
How To See Things! from Marley Townsend on Vimeo.
HOW TO SEE THINGS!: An Educational Program For Students. (see link for content warnings).
Bury The Dynamite from Marley Townsend on Vimeo.
BURY THE DYNAMITE: In 1929, a chance wildfire devastated Mt. Tamalpais and the surrounding town. 89 years later, fears of it reigniting linger in certain minds.
ABILITY TO FUNCTION DESPITE IMMINENT DISASTER: It is the bacteria of the scaffolding that assumes microbes become ectoplasm under the right microscope. Journals of a madman and a midnight phone call.
FRAGMENTS, ON LOVE AND DESIRE: Growing up closeted playing travel girl's softball and watching women's sports on television.
Im So Happy You're Here from Marley Townsend on Vimeo.
AI SERIES PART 2: I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE HERE: This is the way of the machine who is never broken, never perfect, never heard, and never noticed. Mixture of videographics, live footage, and found footage
SOME WIND WITH WILDFLOWERS: Analog videographics. Wishful thinking.
OUR MOTHER'S WAKE (OR, THE DEATH OF A GOLDFISH): Estranged siblings argue over who accidentally let their mother's beloved pet fish--willed to both of them--die. 16mm. Edited and finished on film (digital workprint scan here).
THE CHEMICAL: A personal exploration of obsessive tendencies and the burden of mental illness. The filmmaker tries to remove the perceived blemish of their mental state. 16mm.
A Test Before We Self Destruct from Marley T. on Vimeo.
AI SERIES PART 1: A TEST BEFORE WE SELF DESTRUCT: Two AIs compete to win a game programmed by their missing "mother", unaware that the loser must self-destruct. A thought on loneliness in the virtual age. Digital SD.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND I FEEL SO ALIVE: The great escape of video games, where you are lonely and surrounded, confined and free. Found Footage.
VIDEOGRAPHICS SUPERBOWL PARTY: Collaborative work done with analog videographics. Livestreamed and edited live during the 2018 Superbowl.
My House on Mt. Tamalpais from Marley T. on Vimeo.
MY HOUSE ON MT. TAMALPAIS: Complicated feelings of home. Found footage of Mill Valley, nature videos, and various fashion advertisements.
SLEEP: A lesbian woman inhabits the dreams of the objects of her straight crush's desire, hoping to find some peace. Growing up closeted. Found footage.
Don't You Believe It from Marley T. on Vimeo.
DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT: Alien abduction. Amnesia. Suburban nighttime walk. Digital HD.
TUTORIAL: A game protagonist tries to prove he's dying to his loved ones. Unfortunately, his world is populated only with pre-programmed NPCs. Digital HD.