Kristian Day Filmes

  • 2019
    The Burial

    The Burial

    The Burial

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    A woman returns to her hometown for her father's funeral. A couple strike a deal with her to help her fund the funeral service.

    The Burial
  • 2015
    American Guinea Pig: Bloodshock

    American Guinea Pig: Bloodshock

    American Guinea Pig: Bloodshock

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    A man finds himself in a padded room to prevent him from battering himself to death – an option he would have considered in due course, as the...

    American Guinea Pig: Bloodshock
  • 2011
    Drawings by Billy and His Friends

    Drawings by Billy and His Friends

    Drawings by Billy and His Friends

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    In this experimental short film, Kristian Day collected artwork created by the public. He found the majority of the pieces at "Sharpie marker...

    Drawings by Billy and His Friends
  • 2025
    The Driftless

    The Driftless

    The Driftless

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    Deep river valleys, tall limestone bluffs sawing through the sky… thousands of years ago, this unique portion of the Midwest escaped the...

    The Driftless
  • 2021
    Fairtown

    Fairtown

    Fairtown

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    The Iowa State Fair draws millions of people to the city of Des Moines every year. However, this film is not about the Iowa State Fair or the people...

    Fairtown
  • 2010
    Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer

    Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer

    Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer

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    A documentary about an Iowa artist who made his career from two antique photo albums that he found in the trash. It has been four years since he...

    Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer
  • 2011
    Message from Jerusalem

    Message from Jerusalem

    Message from Jerusalem

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    Made exclusively for the Hail to the King Tribute Show at Finder Creepers in Des Moines, Iowa. A surreal and non linear adaptation of the short story...

    Message from Jerusalem
  • 2018
    Death to Metal

    Death to Metal

    Death to Metal

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    After a freak accident, a disturbed priest is transformed into a mutated killing machine on a mission to wipe out the godless fans of heavy metal...

    Death to Metal
  • 2017
    Rocksteppy

    Rocksteppy

    Rocksteppy

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    Phil and Colin Beverly are two inept small-town brothers with big dreams, and a song-and-dance rock group to take them there. When they learn of a...

    Rocksteppy
  • 2010
    A Woman Who Writes

    A Woman Who Writes

    A Woman Who Writes

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    The film tells the story of a woman reflecting on a painful part of her past as she writes. Although we do not see what she has written, we do see...

    A Woman Who Writes
  • 2013
    I See What Is Here

    I See What Is Here

    I See What Is Here

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    The shots used in this piece were from first test shots with the Mobile Phone 60x microscope. Subjects included the fur of a cat, hair of a girl, a...

    I See What Is Here
  • 2018
    Made in Iowa

    Made in Iowa

    Made in Iowa

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    In 2011, Webster City, Iowa, experienced a massive economic shift after the town's large appliance manufacturing plant shut down. This left many...

    Made in Iowa
  • 2022
    Plastic Him

    Plastic Him

    Plastic Him

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    A self portrait filmed with a modified PXL 2000 Camcorder. The camcorder itself records on to audio cassette tape. The tapes themselves are recycled...

    Plastic Him
  • 2013
    James Bearden: Man of Metals

    James Bearden: Man of Metals

    James Bearden: Man of Metals

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    An essay style film in the vein of Orson Welles' "F For Fake" and Jon Jost's "Speaking Directly". From 2011 to 2013, filmmaker Kristian Day randomly...

    James Bearden: Man of Metals