Seconds of exposure, generations of debate, the history of nations, and epochs of geologic change - all overlap in the landscapes that define the American nuclear legacy and the quest to isolate 77,000 tons of nuclear waste for 10,000 years.
TO USE A MOUNTAIN presents vignettes of ruin and salvation in six candidate communities for the nation's nuclear dumping ground.
A feature documentary in post-production.
with support from:
Sundance Institute, International Documentary Association, UnionDocs Center for Documentary Art, Rogovy Foundation, Points North Institute, the Society for Environmental Journalists, New York Foundation for the Arts, Flies Collective, Facet
Directed by Casey Carter
Produced by Colleen Cassingham, Jonna McKone
Executive Produced by Brett Story, Ryan Krivoshey, Maida Lynn
18’ | 2019
A young Chinese dissident navigates memories of persecution and paranoia at the hands of Beijing’s political police, while he awaits the result of his application for asylum in New York City.
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Director: Casey Carter
Producer: Colleen Cassingham
Director of Photography: Casey Carter
Editors: Casey Carter & Colleen Cassingham
Graphics: Magdelena Orellana
Executive Producer: Union Docs Center for Documentary Art
22’ | 2023
Two boys on a small farm in Tennessee. Father, mother, and uncle. In summer days and nights. In dreams new and old.
HD video, MiniDV, Super8
Directed, Shot, and Edited by Casey Carter
Sound recording by Casey Carter and Bradley Marshall.
Photographs from Middle and East Tennessee: from 6x7 and 6x9 color negatives.
Photographs from Quito, Ecuador | digital capture, 2015
In the midst of an economic and political transformation, consumption of commercial and infrastructural amenities is a political act, like the demonstrations in the street.
Commissioned by Insituto de la Ciudad, Quito.
Published in Cuestiones Urbanas, Volume 3, Number 2, 2015.
In 2008 the Ecuadorian Constitution was rewritten to recognize indigenous political and philosophical ideas, becoming the first in world history to ratify legally defensible rights for Nature. This short documentary combines forms of observation, investigation, and exposition to explore the contradictions in this groundbreaking legislation.
A mixture of archival material and original footage from across the country animates a political struggle that extends from rural Amazonia to the capital city of Quito.
Director: Casey Carter
Producer: Virginia Black
Photographs from Beijing's Tiananmen Square and the surrounding plazas, streets, and subways: from Iphone 5C and 6x9 color negatives.
The photographs explore touristic fantasy, the role of the monumental image of Mao Zedong, and the implicit erasure of the collective memory of the June 4th Massacre, 1989.
27’ | 2018
Two best friends from the Bronx host a party and connect with friends and family.
Director: Rebeca Huntt
Director of Photography: Casey Carter
Editor: Magdelena Orellana
5’ | 2018
Fragments of rehearsals and theatrical experimentations from a re-production of the infamous Salomé, a Strauss opera adapted from Wilde's play. A collaboration between feminist architecture collaborative and the accomplished mezzo-soprano and aerialist Nikola Printz.
Produced by feminist architecture collaborative
Director of Photography: Casey Carter
Editor: Casey Carter
Additional Cinematography: Yuri Tavares
