Experimental Films

The road led here (2012) from Jennifer Hardacker on Vimeo.

A love letter to the Pacific Northwest


Best Experimental Film, Atlanta Shorts Fest, Atlanta, GA (October ’13)

Director’s Choice Winner, Black Maria Film Festival, Jersey City State College, NJ (January ’13)

Winged (2010) from Jennifer Hardacker on Vimeo.

A mother fret’s about her ability to protect her boys during a time of transition


First Place Experimental Film, Atlanta Shorts Fest, Atlanta, GA, (September ’11)

2nd Place, Bridge-Cooltura Fest, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, (September ’11)


The Nightgardener (2008) from Jennifer Hardacker on Vimeo.

The life of a garden after dark


Best Experimental Film, Kansas City Film Jubilee Fest, Kansas City, KS, (April ’09)

Best Experimental Film, US Super 8mm and Digital Video Festival, Rutgers University, NJ (February ’09)


Action Film (2007) from Jennifer Hardacker on Vimeo.

A manipulation of a well-known Hollywood action film


Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, IL (October ’08)

PDX Film Festival, Portland, OR (May ’08)


Where You Are Is Not Where You Are Going (2006) from Jennifer Hardacker on Vimeo.

Is the grass truly always greener or is there no place like home?


Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI (March ’07)

PDX Film Festival, Portland, OR (April 2007)


For Summers to Come (2004) from Jennifer Hardacker on Vimeo.

Explores the role of home movies in the construction of childhood memories


Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI (March ’04)

AntiMatter Underground Film Festival, Victoria, B.C (September ’04)


Every Space They Wander (1999) from Jennifer Hardacker on Vimeo.

Three folktales with conflicting morals


Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI (March 2001)

Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY (February 1999)


Managing Your Emotions (1998) from Jennifer Hardacker on Vimeo.

My MFA thesis film at Southern Illinois University


Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, MI (March ’00)

Antimatter Film Festival, Vancouver, BC (September ’99)


24 (1996) from Jennifer Hardacker on Vimeo.

The filmmaker meditates on home movies of her mother who died young


Director’s Choice, Black Maria Film Festival, Jersey City State College, NJ (January ’98)

Brainwash Film Festival, San Francisco, California (July ’98)