THE OXIDE INCIDENT
HD (Canon C300), 2014
directed by Nick Nylen
written by Jonathan Klemke & Nick Nylen
cinematography by Kendal Miller
original score by Dustin Painter
**CURRENTLY ON FESTIVAL CIRCUIT**
SYNOPSIS
The Oxide Incident is a short narrative film directed by Nick Nylen. The film tells the story of a recently divorced sound archivist who unearths a mysterious reel-to-reel audio tape that he believes may be able to help him heal his strained relationship with his teenage daughter.
DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
This film was born out of my interest in sound-centric filmmaking. I am interested in the ways that sound can not only compliment a film, but drive it. Hearing is closely related to touch and is one of the most intimate of the senses; sound vibrates, passing through the air from one body to another. In The Oxide Incident, human interactivity is explored as one character attempts to connect indirectly through a sound device—an audio tape. I wanted to express the ways in which this type of mediated communication might differ from direct interaction. The Oxide Incident is a tale of alienation in the big city as well as of those nostalgic memories that seem so far away.