Robert Machoian

Using the photo book aesthetic, filmmakers Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck and Robert Machoian explore some nearly abandoned prairie towns of Nebraska and meditate on the blurred lines between still photography and cinema.

Fearing the apocalypse, an insurance salesman sets off into the woods on a solo hunting experiment.

Fearing the apocalypse, an insurance salesman sets off into the woods on a solo hunting experiment.

A companion piece to the Pressure Machine album, Notes From A Quiet Town features stripped back performances and interviews with the people of Nephi, the town on which Pressure Machine is based…

Fearing the apocalypse, an insurance salesman sets off into the woods on a solo hunting experiment.

A companion piece to the Pressure Machine album, Notes From A Quiet Town features stripped back performances and interviews with the people of Nephi, the town on which Pressure Machine is based…

Debbie is good at playing hide and seek—so good she is often hard to find.

Debbie is good at playing hide and seek—so good she is often hard to find.

When Suzette passes away, her husband Bruce is forced to face the inevitable questions we spend our lives avoiding.

When Suzette passes away, her husband Bruce is forced to face the inevitable questions we spend our lives avoiding.

Five siblings, from one to thirteen, spend a day on their own, uncertain whether this time their depressed and unreliable mother is really gone for good. Harper, the eldest and the only girl, looks after her brothers as she always does, as their day descends into fantasy and chaos.

Five siblings, from one to thirteen, spend a day on their own, uncertain whether this time their depressed and unreliable mother is really gone for good. Harper, the eldest and the only girl, looks after her brothers as she always does, as their day descends into fantasy and chaos.

Charlie, a 4-year-old who loves Bugs Bunny, decides to hunt a rabbit of his own.

3 Friends go on a late night drive to get food.

After a family tragedy, siblings Ella and Charlie are unexpectedly woken up by their dad and taken on a journey across the country, experiencing a world they’ve never seen before. As their adventure unfolds, Ella begins to understand that things might not be what they seem.

A woman travels to a diner hoping to meet someone from her past.

Members of a family begin dying one by one at a funeral, while Youngest searches for the stranger in their midst.

A shift at a metal foundry provides the basis for a meditation of life as a pressure machine.

A shift at a metal foundry provides the basis for a meditation of life as a pressure machine.

A shift at a metal foundry provides the basis for a meditation of life as a pressure machine.

A shift at a metal foundry provides the basis for a meditation of life as a pressure machine.

A young mother of limited means puts everything on the line to pursue her dream of becoming a competitive runner.

A young mother of limited means puts everything on the line to pursue her dream of becoming a competitive runner.

A young mother of limited means puts everything on the line to pursue her dream of becoming a competitive runner.

A young mother of limited means puts everything on the line to pursue her dream of becoming a competitive runner.

In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.

A Kid gets an unwanted visitor at night

Kid gets bored after school and picks his nose.

A slice of life about a grandpa and his grandsons, the future and the past.

A slice of life about a grandpa and his grandsons, the future and the past.

A slice of life about a grandpa and his grandsons, the future and the past.

A slice of life about a grandpa and his grandsons, the future and the past.

A military dictatorship grips Argentina during the 1970's and 80's, and many people disappear and are killed. Carlos, for reasons unknown, is suddenly released from prison and attempts to navigate his way home.

In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.

In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.

In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.

A middle-aged woman spends her days taking care of her live-in 98-year old father and ponders the essence of familial love.

A mother sneaks off in the middle of the night.

A mother sneaks off in the middle of the night.

A mother sneaks off in the middle of the night.

A Documentation of the lives of grave diggers.

A mother sneaks off in the middle of the night.

A mother sneaks off in the middle of the night.

A middle-aged woman spends her days taking care of her live-in 98-year old father and ponders the essence of familial love.

A middle-aged woman spends her days taking care of her live-in 98-year old father and ponders the essence of familial love.

In a rural Utah town, David, a father of four, grapples with his separation from wife Nikki as she pursues a new relationship.

Documenting the people and landscapes of the Salinas Valley, one of the most productive agricultural regions in California.

At their father's 3rd wedding, estranged siblings Matt & Haley struggle to connect after years apart. Haley faces relationship issues and Matt’s abrasive nature only makes things worse. Eventually Matt sincerely apologizes and supports Haley in addressing her romantic feelings. Haley, in turn supports Matt’s nature by de-escalating tension between him and their father by playing a song from Matt's band. In the end there is hope for a future between them.