Film – Doug Graves Film and Photography

In The Tall Grass

Written, produced, directed and edited by Doug Graves. This was a real passion project and a return to scripted narrative. The short film explores themes of human connection and how ideas surrounding companionship may change as we grow older.

Marvin Goes Bouldering

This short documentary shot and edited by Doug explores the benefits of rock climbing for one young man’s mental health.

The Caballeros Trilogy

Blending reality and the surreal this pseudo-documentary/mockumentary series follows three friends across several continents as they explore the internal world as well as the external. The first installment, el Desierto, was filmed in Morocco, followed by Peanuts & Pineapples, filmed in Vietnam and Thailand, a year later. The third and final segment of the series, The Music, was then filmed two years later in Germany.

A woman finds a tape buried in the sands of the Sahara. On the tape is the tale of a group of friends who decided to dig a grave in the desert.

A compilation of three shorts where three friends explore not just their unfamiliar surroundings but also the ideas of who they are and how they are.

The third installation of this trilogy takes place in Leipzig, Germany with the three friends reflect on where they’ve been and who they’ve become.

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WildFlowers

Written and directed by Doug. This short film follows a writer dealing with writer’s block. Our protagonist tries talking through his story with a friend as they debate the pros and cons of accepted story structure.

Trigger Man

A neo-noir short film written, directed and starring Doug for his senior thesis film at the University of Colorado at Boulder.