Leaves of Absence, 1983, 25 min., silent, color 16mm, premiere

“Leaves of Absence is a cycle of autobiographical film, each section complete within itself. The influence of Stan Brakhage is undeniable as well as poet/filmmaker James Broughton. For me the film is in response to much of what | have absorbed over the past twenty years from an intense relationship with film and filmmakers. Leaves of Absence, which began in 1977 as a cycle of three line poems, is a visual extension of this initial inspiration.” –Carmen Vigil

Michael Mideke

Twig, 1966

Untitled Color Sections, circa 1970, premiere

Bon’s Plow, circa 1970, premiere

Devil’s Canyon, 1972-1977, 40 min., silent, color, 16 mm.

“There are many dimensions to personal filmmaking; as many reasons for getting into it as there are filmmakers and probably just that many definitions of personal film: It all comes down to the point that if a person wants to see a film badly enough he will make it… Devil’s Canyon represents a variety of film responses and explorations inspired by the wilderness area where I live. The real wilderness, however, is not that of the location but the wilderness of the film itself.’ –Michael Mideke.