Vito A. Rowlands Movies

  • 2024
    For Satan: The Convert's Guide to Häxan; being tidbits, tangents & trivialities by its author, esteemed connoisseur of the kinematograph, dr. Vito Adriaensens

    For Satan: The Convert's Guide to Häxan; being tidbits, tangents & trivialities by its author, esteemed connoisseur of the kinematograph, dr. Vito Adriaensens

    For Satan: The Convert's Guide to Häxan; being tidbits, tangents & trivialities by its author, esteemed connoisseur of the kinematograph, dr. Vito Adriaensens

    02024HD

    A visual essay about Benjamin Christensen's 1922 "Häxan," released as part of the Radiance Films limited edition Blu-ray on 11/11/2024.

    For Satan: The Convert's Guide to Häxan; being tidbits, tangents & trivialities by its author, esteemed connoisseur of the kinematograph, dr. Vito Adriaensens
  • 2024
    Ovid, New York

    Ovid, New York

    Ovid, New York

    02024HD

    Seven tales of transformation poetically reimagine Ovid's "Metamorphoses" and paint a picture of violence and catharsis, anchored in mythical...

    Ovid, New York
  • 2022
    Immaculate Generations no. 1

    Immaculate Generations no. 1

    Immaculate Generations no. 1

    02022HD

    If the eyes are the window to the soul, "Immaculate Generations no. 1" presents its viewer with a singular look into thousands of souls. Equal parts...

    Immaculate Generations no. 1
  • 1970
    5-cent American Flag

    5-cent American Flag

    5-cent American Flag

    01970HD

    A cryptopolitical forensic investigation of the JFK assassination through acoustic ballistics and signs embedded into 1963 5-cent American flag...

    5-cent American Flag
  • 2021
    Relax with Draco

    Relax with Draco

    Relax with Draco

    02021HD

    A hipster vampire in Brooklyn uses a meditation app to keep from biting people.

    Relax with Draco
  • 2019
    Ascending Double Helix

    Ascending Double Helix

    Ascending Double Helix

    02019HD

    A man struggles with his faith and is perennially caught between ascension and fall. "Ascending Double Helix" explores the boundaries between the...

    Ascending Double Helix
  • 2020
    Into the Silver Ether

    Into the Silver Ether

    Into the Silver Ether

    02020HD

    New York, 1927. An aspiring model goes to have her picture taken, but a camera can have a mind of its own.

    Into the Silver Ether
  • 2021
    Flames that Drift

    Flames that Drift

    Flames that Drift

    02021HD

    "Flames that Drift" (Laai ende Drift) is an experimental poetry film on super 8mm film that enters into direct intertextual dialogue with Antwerp...

    Flames that Drift
  • 2020
    Entre les images

    Entre les images

    Entre les images

    02020HD

    In Vito A. Rowlands' "Entre les Images", orphaned 35mm frames from lost silent films are threaded together and interlaced with narration relating a...

    Entre les images
  • 2020
    Moon, Waxing

    Moon, Waxing

    Moon, Waxing

    02020HD

    A slow iris pull on a reflected interior bulb at twilight triggers mydriasis and miosis. As the interior moon waxes, pupils will wane. Your eyes will...

    Moon, Waxing
  • 2020
    Cloud Commuting

    Cloud Commuting

    Cloud Commuting

    02020HD

    Clouds migrate dramatically across the cornered façade of an office building as the sun goes down. Dispersed light imbues each of the 137...

    Cloud Commuting
  • 2020
    Twilight Triptych

    Twilight Triptych

    Twilight Triptych

    02020HD

    Three interior perspectives on magic hour in isolation that emerge like muted post horns, pieces of dusk that radiate both glorious impermanence and...

    Twilight Triptych