The story of a claims adjuster (Reagan Tankersley) investigating a series of car accidents - and the bizarre supernatural connection they have in common.
A magic-realist noir shot on 16mm, featuring music from the singular French composer Colleen, PATTERN RECOGNITION is told entirely through narration and evokes the images of the 1960s avant-garde to chronicle one man’s obsession with discovering what we see just before we die.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
“With PATTERN RECOGNITION, I was interested in showing the way we become fixated on finding meaning in the seemingly meaningless. I drew inspiration from the early films of Shirley Clarke and Chris Marker, particularly the way they montaged or abstracted urban landscapes to make the familiar feel alien.
The film was made as part of a 16mm analog filmmaking workshop, with two key obstructions: no synced sound and no known schedule. This meant that while I could lock the narration down in advance, shooting would be largely improvised. This was a wonderful opportunity to "write with the camera" and create a character out of New York City.”
FESTIVALS / PRESS
PATTERN RECOGNITION was an Official Selection at the 2022 Alameda Film Festival, MidWest WeirdFest, Americana Film Fest, and the Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival. You can learn more about this project on FilmFreeway, reading the press release, or connecting via email here.
2/19/22, 5:15p PST - Alameda, CA - Alameda Theatre & Cineplex, Alameda International Film Festival
2/20/22, 11:30a PST - Alameda, CA - Alameda Theatre & Cineplex, Alameda International Film Festival
3/5/22, 12:00p CST - Eau Claire, WI - Micon Budget Downtown Cinema, MidWest WeirdFest
3/19/22, 19:15h GMT+1 - Barcelona, Spain - Cinemes Girona, Americana Film Fest
3/23/22, 8:00p EDT - Jim Thorpe, PA - Mauch Chunk Opera House, Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival
