Austin Wilson
Directing
Biography
Austin Wilson is a Southern-born, Seattle-based filmmaker and photographer. His work frequently highlights the lives of artists and musicians, balancing compelling narrative with poetic visual detail. His short films and music documentaries have screened at SXSW and the Seattle Int'l Film Fest, among other festivals, and his award-winning commercial work draws clientele from a diverse group of ad agencies and brands. Wilson’s storytelling explores the intimacy of processes, elevating the familiar to the extraordinary and revealing that how and why we work is as revealing as what we produce.
Known For
An eye-opening look at the resident “gizmologist” behind one architecture firm’s innovative work in kinetic design.
Counterweight
"Frank Fairfield" is a short documentary about LA musician, philosopher, historian, record collector and troubadour. Frank travels around the country performing at festivals for large audiences of fans and busks at markets and on the streets for anyone who might be passing by. He almost seems like a time traveler with his classic early American style and musical influences.
Frank Fairfield
A rural Georgia community is united in darkness during the "Great American Eclipse." Focusing on local characters, the film serves as a visual time capsule of the banality of daily life in the Appalachian Mountains, set against the enormity of this cosmic event.