STONE DEAD | 8' 2024

cinematographer + editor

In this short documentary, we journey into the enigmatic world of Rex, a self-made sculptor who engages in philosophical musings about mortality -- verbalizing his abandonment of fear to his headstones.

Rex, a gifted marble sculptor, lives in a small mountain town in Colorado on a property littered with half-finished headstones, a faithful dog, and a family of scrap metal minions. It’s hard to fully know Rex, a man who chooses to live life on the fringes of society. It’s here, in the outskirts, that he revels in a life that defies convention. Despite his eccentricities, Rex is forced to continually reconnect with the outside world to scrap together a living by delivering his meticulously crafted commissions.

DIR: Freddie Gluck

DOP: Matteo Moretti

EDITORS: Freddie Gluck, Matteo Moretti

COLOR: Stephen Derluguian

COMPOSER: Jeff Melanson

SOUND MIX: Jared Blizzard

NFFTY 2024 — Best Documentary Jury Nominee

Directors Library — Official Selection

New Orleans Film Festival 2024 — Official Selection

St. Louis International Film Festival 2024 — Official Selection

Rooftop Films 2024 — Official Selection

Brooklyn Film Festival 2024 — Official Selection