Coo-Coo

Coo-Coo is a short observational film about pigeons in Chicago. These birds find freedom where other animals perish, yet owe their mobility in the urban space to a long history of domestication. Through their alignment with our species, pigeons inhabit a unique position in which they are both at odds with and dependent upon humans. coo-coo was shot entirely on one roll of 16mm film with all visual cuts made in-camera.

How May I Help You | Trailer

How May I Help You is a hybrid documentary by Ella Harmon inspired by dozens of interviews with call center workers. Through a series of vignettes scripted from real phone conversations between workers and callers, How May I Help You reimagines fleeting personal encounters between strangers.

Actus-Impurus | Directed, Shot & Edited

A collaboration with dancer and artist, Valentina Bache Rodriguez. A queer body moves freely against a skyline dotted with steeples.

Night Ritual | Preview

A collaboration with Johnae Strong, Lulu Tian, and Jari. Six-year-old Jari loves bedtime stories with daddy, but when confronted with change she must create a new night ritual.

Our War on Bugs

Directed & Edited by Ella Harmon

Cariño

Edited spontaneously from found footage