Nightstand 2003, Video, 20 minutes

“Nightstand” follows a female Army mechanic circa 1985 through an ill-fated affair with an officer’s wife. The piece works to subvert the traditional arc of melodrama via flattened performances and aesthetic interventions that distance viewers at moments when they would traditionally be invited in for a closer emotional view.

Written & directed by Jason Cortlund

Produced by Julia Halperin