Mark Toscano Movies

  • 2021
    Topology of Sirens

    Topology of Sirens

    Topology of Sirens

    72021HD

    After discovering a set of cryptic microcassettes in her new home, Cas is drawn into a meditative mystery of environmental sound and experimental...

    Topology of Sirens
  • 2009
    WDD/CHL

    WDD/CHL

    WDD/CHL

    8.52009HD

    This film came out of nowhere, and very early in its brief making became, for me, a crystallization of all the confusion and amazement I feel about...

    WDD/CHL
  • 2012
    Rating Dogs on a Scale of 1-10

    Rating Dogs on a Scale of 1-10

    Rating Dogs on a Scale of 1-10

    6.22012HD

    Truth as held to be self-evident, however inconsequential or ludicrously subjective. Truth as not a matter of opinion. A meaningless game of...

    Rating Dogs on a Scale of 1-10
  • 2012
    Releasing Human Energies

    Releasing Human Energies

    Releasing Human Energies

    02012HD

    “A film about control. A refinement of energy for purposes of conserving resources, materials, impetus, potential, so they might all be...

    Releasing Human Energies
  • 2012
    Process of Elimination

    Process of Elimination

    Process of Elimination

    02012HD

    A rite of passage, an emptying out of things, and a process of emotional alchemy.

    Process of Elimination
  • 2012
    Demonstration

    Demonstration

    Demonstration

    02012HD

    It may be that exhibitionistic displays of emotion are purely for the benefit of the demonstrator, in an act of self-indulgent catharsis, but that...

    Demonstration
  • 2008
    The Wofobs

    The Wofobs

    The Wofobs

    02008HD

    A deceptively (?) stupid commentary on the disposability of information in this, the dawning of a bold new era of thinly spread knowledge and vastly...

    The Wofobs
  • 2014
    The Stone Breakers

    The Stone Breakers

    The Stone Breakers

    02014HD

    A potentially valuable lesson in history and authenticity is sabotaged by poor supplementary materials. (Mark Toscano)

    The Stone Breakers
  • 2014
    Certain Things

    Certain Things

    Certain Things

    02014HD

    Certain things you remember. These are two of them, remembered by my father, as we drove north on S. Las Vegas Blvd in November, 2011. (Mark Toscano)

    Certain Things
  • 2008
    The Electrolysis of Brine

    The Electrolysis of Brine

    The Electrolysis of Brine

    02008HD

    Brine is sodium chloride (NaCl) dissolved in water. If you perform electrolysis on brine you will get three substances: chlorine, hydrogen and sodium...

    The Electrolysis of Brine
  • 2008
    Finding the Horn

    Finding the Horn

    Finding the Horn

    02008HD

    Sometimes you just don’t know what to say about something you’ve made, whether it’s a painting, a movie, a sandwich, or a mistake....

    Finding the Horn
  • 2014
    Scene from a Movie

    Scene from a Movie

    Scene from a Movie

    02014HD

    Mark Toscano, 2014

    Scene from a Movie
  • 2014
    The Song Remains the Same

    The Song Remains the Same

    The Song Remains the Same

    02014HD

    When feelings are reduced to keywords, it’s a lot easier to find just the right soundtrack. And when an emotional response can be so readily...

    The Song Remains the Same
  • 2011
    SHOWBIZ

    SHOWBIZ

    SHOWBIZ

    02011HD

    Not a critique of consumer desire and the forces that fuel it, which are comically horrific and beyond depressing. Just a dumb joke for the...

    SHOWBIZ
  • 2008
    Steven & Maureen’s Wedding – October 27, 2007

    Steven & Maureen’s Wedding – October 27, 2007

    Steven & Maureen’s Wedding – October 27, 2007

    02008HD

    An experiment in re-ordering one kind of information turned into something having to do with the power the material has over the maker once I tried...

    Steven & Maureen’s Wedding – October 27, 2007
  • 2010
    February 2008 & June 1967

    February 2008 & June 1967

    February 2008 & June 1967

    02010HD

    An experiment in bringing together two field observations of two completely different activities from two disparate times and places. I joined these...

    February 2008 & June 1967