This episode of Timecode packs in an eclectic mix of independent filmmaking, music videos, comedy, experimental cinema, and filmmaker interviews. Highlights include a coming-of-age story set within New Orleans brass band culture, a psychological nightmare, a homemade rocket-building dreamer, one of the earliest Timecode Super 8 Film Festival entries, and a hilariously earnest smoothie tutorial gone off the rails.

Featured Films:

• The Funeral Band (Nicholas Manuel Pino) – On his first day as the newest member of a dysfunctional brass band, a teenager displaced by Hurricane Katrina learns about the community, traditions, and culture that continue long after the music stops. Includes an interview with filmmaker Nicholas Manuel Pino.
• Hypnagogia (Arvid Cristina) – Jake has been having terrifying nightmares, but that’s okay—they’re only dreams… right? Includes an interview with filmmaker Arvid Cristina.
• She’s Out of This World (Lloyd Moffet) – Three people attempt to make sense of a man’s increasingly strange behavior as he becomes obsessed with building a rocket ship to outer space.
• Outer Sex (Todd Voltz & The Green Demons) – A Super 8 music video for the Green Demons song “Outer Sex,” and one of the earliest entries in the Timecode Super 8 Film Festival.
• Why Smoothie? (Ben Long & Josh Huval) – A man enthusiastically explains his daily green smoothie routine, complete with frozen vegetables, fruit, and a surprisingly expensive blender. Includes an interview with the filmmakers.
• 5 Important Chores… (Erin Allen) – A single woman becomes overwhelmed by endless emails telling her how to improve her life until she decides to take matters into her own hands.

Cold Open:

• Invasion (Jason Affolder)

Timecode was a television series dedicated to showcasing independent filmmakers, short films, music videos, documentaries, animation, and experimental work while giving creators a platform to discuss their process and projects. Our mission was simple: inspire people to make movies.

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