James N. Kienitz Wilkins Movies

  • 2024
    Invention

    Invention

    Invention

    02024HD

    In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father’s sudden death, his daughter inherits his patent for an experimental healing device. Featuring...

    Invention
  • 2018
    Notes on an Appearance

    Notes on an Appearance

    Notes on an Appearance

    5.32018HD

    A young man disappears amid talk of violence and demagoguery, leaving behind an obscure cache of letters, postcards, and notebooks.

    Notes on an Appearance
  • 2023
    Still Film

    Still Film

    Still Film

    72023HD

    An ode to movie culture and its beguiling hold on our imagination, modeled on an actual legal deposition, and accompanied by a procession of 35mm...

    Still Film
  • 2016
    Indefinite Pitch

    Indefinite Pitch

    Indefinite Pitch

    5.72016HD

    A procession of black-and-silvery-white stills of New England’s Androscoggin River unspools alongside an anxious monologue on movies, memory,...

    Indefinite Pitch
  • 2019
    The Plagiarists

    The Plagiarists

    The Plagiarists

    5.12019HD

    A young couple is shaken by a seemingly fraudulent yet unprovable act that strikes to the core of their cultural pretensions.

    The Plagiarists
  • 2012
    Public Hearing

    Public Hearing

    Public Hearing

    6.72012HD

    Public Hearing is the verbatim re-performance of a rural American town meeting from a transcript downloaded as publicly available information. Shot...

    Public Hearing
  • 2017
    The Republic

    The Republic

    The Republic

    52017HD

    An epic story about a group of American libertarians told in a unique manner, as both an audio performance and an experimental film. The piece...

    The Republic
  • 2024
    Moon V. State

    Moon V. State

    Moon V. State

    02024HD

    A girl recollects a boy named Moon.

    Moon V. State
  • 2007
    Nature Mature

    Nature Mature

    Nature Mature

    52007HD

    A ghostly militia of lookalikes gradually lose their menace.

    Nature Mature
  • 2018
    Kodak

    Kodak

    Kodak

    02018HD

    A semi-biographical fiction inspired by his father’s work at one of Kodak’s first processing labs, Wilson’s speculative gloss on...

    Kodak
  • 2014
    Special Features

    Special Features

    Special Features

    02014HD

    Special Features is an apparent interview with three highlights. Presented as a lo-fi fragment from a forgotten video production, an interviewee...

    Special Features
  • 2002
    LEWISTON

    LEWISTON

    LEWISTON

    102002HD

    The movie arose out of our sparetime as teenagers with fresh driver’s licenses and cobbled-together camera gear, wandering around a tired and...

    LEWISTON
  • 2016
    TESTER

    TESTER

    TESTER

    9.6672016HD

    A private eye type guy recounts a tricky case, set against the unedited duration of a found BetaSP tape.

    TESTER
  • 2006
    Anarchist King

    Anarchist King

    Anarchist King

    02006HD

    Mallard Gibson and Singuz Gumpfree have disowned the society of men: they have instead long conversations with a hare named Jackrabbit, with whom...

    Anarchist King
  • 2017
    Common Carrier

    Common Carrier

    Common Carrier

    02017HD

    In this kaleidoscopic portrait, a screenwriter, an actor, an urban shaman, and the director himself contend with the everyday annoyances that fill...

    Common Carrier
  • 2016
    B-ROLL with Andre

    B-ROLL with Andre

    B-ROLL with Andre

    52016HD

    An anonymous and mediated testimonial about one man's dangerous dream.

    B-ROLL with Andre
  • 2017
    Mediums

    Mediums

    Mediums

    02017HD

    Mediums is a medium-length film, shot all in medium shots.

    Mediums
  • 2016
    Occupations

    Occupations

    Occupations

    02016HD

    A portrait of an actor-turned-occupational-therapist, set to music performed by the filmmaker’s mother in her side job as a church organist.

    Occupations
  • 2021
    Best Year Ever

    Best Year Ever

    Best Year Ever

    02021HD

    In the children’s book Best Busy Year Ever by Richard Scarry, the hustle and bustle of a city is captured through colorful illustrations. Using...

    Best Year Ever
  • 2019
    This Action Lies

    This Action Lies

    This Action Lies

    02019HD

    This Action Lies is a movie about the limits of observation, about staring very hard at something while listening to something else. It is a paranoid...

    This Action Lies