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    • Lost in the Woods

    Short Documentary | October 2023 | 9 min

    A haunting profile of Oakland-based artist Patrick Barnes, who gave up a traditional career in dance to perform for people living on the margins of society.


    SCREENINGS

    San Francisco Independent Film Festival 2024 (Bay Area True Tales showcase) at the Roxie Theater

    BAMPFA Student Committee Film Festival 2024 at BAMPFA's Osher Theater

    Bay Area Student Shorts 2024 at Saint Mary's College - Winner Best Cinematography Award

    Bay Area & Sacramento Short Film Festival 2024 at the Eclectic Box Theater


    LINKS

    IMDb | Letterboxd | Vimeo | Bay Area True Tales

    CREDITS

    Directed by: Emrys Mayell and Gabriel Studer-Randall

    Featuring: Patrick Barnes

    Produced by: Seventh Direction Films and Violence and Joy

    Cinematographers: Emrys Mayell and Gabriel Studer-Randall

    Editor: Gabriel Studer-Randall

    Original Score: Jackson Rock and Emrys Mayell

    Sound Design: Emrys Mayell

    Mastering and Additional Mixing: Stephen Pettyjohn

    Archival Footage: Kristin Damrow & Company

    Special thanks to: Residents of Cob on Wood, Theo Cedar Jones, Emil Borgir, Jem Hoehner-Haele

    Patrick Barnes writing in his journal by a window. Patrick Barnes writing against a wall with a triangle of light. Patrick Barnes silhouetted by a window. Patrick Barnes as a young boy in an archival video tape. Patrick Barnes driving in his truck along the San Francisco Bay. Patrick Barnes writing in his studio. A train passes Cob on Wood. Theo Cedar Jones, a resident of Wood Street sits on his white van with the American flag blowing in the wind. Residents of Cob on Wood and volunteers have a barbeque under the 880 overpasses in West Oakland. Patrick Barnes looks out the window of his studio. Patrick Barnes looking out the window of his studio in West Oakland. Patrick Barnes leans against a concrete barrier.