Music video for band HERS.
Premiered on Bust.
"The video and the album, Youth Revisited, reverberate with ghostly subtext."
Role: DP/Editor/Producer
Short doc directed by Robert Davis.
The film screened at Palm Springs International Shorts Fest and was featured online at AV Club and GQ.
Role: Cinematographer
Teaser trailer for documentary in production on the Rose City Riveters, the supporters group for the Portland Thorns.
Role: Director/DP
Narrative film // Director, Writer, DP
Currently (still!) in post-production.
BTS stills by the talented Alex Matzke.
Short doc.
Screened at Film Streams Local Filmmakers’ Showcase, Destiny City's Film Festival and Boathouse Microcinema as part of Film Fatales group screening.
Role: Director/Producer/DP/Editor
Director/DP/Editor on this music video for HERS.
Video premiered on Interview Magazine
Amstutz and Trapnell (who are also a couple) worked closely on the clip—the two directed, shot, and edited the video together. “The whole thing was honestly just the two of us carting gear, building altars, and generally scaring other beach-dwellers,” Amstutz says, with echoes of Bergman, via Summer with Monika and Persona, and Godard. “We appreciate the way they experiment with the form within a loose narrative. If any of that is seeping through, we’ll take it as a compliment,” Amstutz says. - Dale Eisinger, Interview
Voices is a video series for Oregon Food Bank that shares the personal stories of Oregonians struggling with hunger.
Role: Director/Producer/Cinematographer/Editor
Director/DP/Editor on this music video for HERS.
Featured on Nylon Mag
With their tight sound, a 100-percent honest sensibility, and a “f*** it” punk vibe, we don’t think HERS will have any problem doing whatever they want. You can see the rad group in action in their new video for “Thrills,” a dark, hazy adventure that we’ve had on repeat ever since it first landed on our screens. - Liza Darwin, Nylon Mag
One of my favorite things to document was Omaha Girls Rock! camp.
Video featured on Jezebel, Huffington Post, and the LeanIn blog.
Role: Director/DP/Editor (for videos) & Photographer
Newly married comedians Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher hit the road to help other couples with their relationship problems in an advice tour that's heavy on love and light on expertise. Join them as they attempt to settle marital disputes while also roasting the people who have them.
Role: Camera Operator, Portland
Music video for Childbirth directed by Lara Gallagher.
Featured on NPR Songs We Love by Ann Powers.
Named one of Paste Magazine's 25 Best Music Videos of 2015.
Role: DP
First Step is a video series featuring athletes engaging the communities most affected by today’s social issues. Former NBA all-star Jerry Stackhouse travels around the country and meets with athletes to discuss issues that are important to them.
In this episode, Stackhouse speaks with Portland Trail Blazers Forward Caleb Swanigan who, after a personal battle with childhood obesity, works closely with FoodCorps, a national organization that works to connect kids to healthy food in school.
Role: Assistant Camera
Short directed by Tony Bonacci
Role: Cinematography (with Tony Bonacci)