Josh Drake
Directing
Biography
Josh Drake is an artist, filmmaker, and curator for the Moviate Underground Film Festival in Harrisburg, PA. Primarily working in Super 8 film, his most recent works attempt to express internal anxieties using techniques such as visual layering by multiple in-camera exposures, optical printing, hand-processing, and experimental electronic sound collage.
Known For

Robyn McCall, an enigmatic former CIA operative with a mysterious background, uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.
The Equalizer

In addition to drumming with indie bands The Velvet Teen and Little Tin Frog, Logan Whitehurst created spectacular art and music under his own moniker, Logan Whitehurst & The Jr. Science Club, where he was able to express his silly and humorous nature. To top it all off, he was a genuine and kind person, and was a true friend to everyone he knew. Learn more about how this incredible human being was able to maintain a youthful curiosity that affected his art, relationships, and perspective on the world, and how his influence continues to live on and inspire future artists.
Your Friend Logan

A collaborative Dadaist/exquisite corpse film on the theme of waste by four members of Moviate, a filmmaker-run curatorial collective based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Ill Composto

"Lightmare" was inspired by a group of youths who used to race motorcycles by my house. They would sometimes ride when I was trying to get my young daughter to sleep and caused great aggravation for me. The neighbors became quite worried as well and eventually the police were engaged to stop the racing, unsuccessfully. Stories began to spread about who the youths were and what poor conditions their parents were raising them in. The film attempts to capture the anxiety of the neighborhood, using negative space as a mask to subvert the audience's expectations of horizon and depth. In contrast, much of the content underscores the triviality of the perceived threat.