On Homesteading | Documentary | 9min | 2024
After decades of building a life in rural Annapolis, two aging hippies come to terms with the prospect of leaving their homestead as they face growing physical challenges.
Directed by Nathan Keowen
Produced by Carson Bennett & Samantha Garagay
Cinematography by Nathan Keowen
Edited by Nathan Keowen & Samantha Garagay
On Goat Farming | Documentary | 17min | 2024
With a difficult winter approaching, two new farmhands struggle to adapt to the reality of life on a small goat farm at the base of Washington’s Mount Rainier. As they prepare for the physical and emotional challenges of the looming winter, Annie and Emily reflect on their complicated relationships with death on the farm, providing an intimate glimpse into the world of this close-knit farming community.
Directed by Nathan Keowen
Produced by Carson Bennett & Samantha Garagay
Cinematography by Nathan Keowen & Carson Bennett
Edited by Nathan Keowen & Samantha Garagay
South of David | Documentary | Feature | 2025
Directed by Carson Bennett & Nathan Keowen
Produced by Carson Bennett & Samantha Garagay
Cinematography by Nathan Keowen & Carson Bennett
“High” Sierras | Documentary | 15min | 2023
This docu-comedy about the real 1976 Yosemite plane crash, and subsequent green gold rush to recover its treasures, combines interviews, archival photography, and ridiculous recreations to tell this unbelievable tale.
After a stolen World War II bomber plane crashes in the high country of Yosemite National Park, climbers, rangers, and federal agents race to stake their claim on the precious grassy cargo.
Directed by Nathan Keowen
Featuring Greg Nichols
Cinematography by Nathan Keowen & Carson Bennett
Spaceman | Narrative | 7min | 2021
This puppet-based cardboard comedy follows the journey of a homebound Spaceman, and his last-ditch effort to escape the clutches of an overbearing mother. Made at the height of the pandemic, Spaceman was a skeleton crew of one and made in total isolation in a garage.
Spaceman went on to win the James Wong for Best Picture Award from Loyola Marymount University’s SFTV and premiere at Newport Beach Film Festival.
Directed by Nathan Keowen
I Hate Time Travel | Narrative | 3min | 2020
When a time-traveling hero is forced into retirement, he discovers his dream of moving into the house across from his childhood home — in his childhood. Made in the first months of Covid Lockdown, “I Hate Time Travel” was shot entirely in a bathroom — alone.
“I Hate Time Travel” was made in a marionette style, with the movement of minifigures controlled by strings and wires.
Directed by Nathan Keowen
Writer, Documentarian, Moron
