Remembering the trauma of my best friends death does not come easily, and sometimes, not at all. Memory is fickle at the best of times. In my film using found footage I retell the past trauma of a childhood tragedy, but find myself ambushed by my own heart, spinning a yarn of white lies andContinue reading “‘Anamnesis’: An Hybrid Documentary”
Author Archives: Neville Elder
“Will there be Women at my Funeral?” Winner best short film, Louisville International Festival of Film!
Nice surprise to be selected, even nicer to win ‘shorts’ category 🙂 Watch it here:
Hurricane Dorian
Last week I visited The Abaco islands in the Bahamas for the Daily Telegraph . You can see my pictures here
‘Cursed’: A Short Story
Jon Tiedermann family’s new home has a sinister history, and only an act of kindness can break the curse.
Real. Live. Music.
Introducing the sweet, soul music of Empire Beats. I produced, shot and edited this short film, hope you like it 🙂
Postmark Cafe
Last year Brooklyn’s Postmark Cafe raised $15k for charity and nobody noticed them doing it. Here’s my short film about the Park Slope coffee shop.
Chino and I
I saw her snuggled between a sleek black Schwin and an angular, haughty red Raleigh, with a wicker basket—like models backstage at Fashion Week.
Being Near The End
There’s still an unconscious counter in my head that resets to 36 and counts down every time I shoot a new roll of film. When I have a camera up in front of my face, the world is contained in a tiny rectangle; my perception of depth is altered—one eye is closed—and my concerns are on focus, exposure and composition.
Quaaludes: The forgotten victory in the War on Drugs

Yesterday’s resignation of the Head of the Drugs Enforcement Administration (DEA), Michele Leonhart, amid sex scandals and bitter conflicts with Obama’s White House, comes at a time when the agency should be looking back at their golden years. Thirty years ago Reagan’s DEA were, for a change, on the winning side in the ‘War onContinue reading “Quaaludes: The forgotten victory in the War on Drugs”
The Guitar Doctor
Ex-Parole Officer Richie Baxt’s guitar repair business has survived the tough streets of New York City for 20 years.