WRONG NUMBER: FILMS BY FRANK HEATH
PROGRAM 1

THURSDAY, MARCH 5 – 10PM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 – 7:30PM + Q&A with Heath moderated by Jon Dieringer (THIS EVENT IS $10)

THE HOLLOW COIN
Dir. Frank Heath, 2016
English, 12min

A caller reaches 311 attempting to leak information regarding the combustion of a phone booth and its possible significance as it relates to the AT&T Long Lines Building, a windowless skyscraper in downtown Manhattan. Depositing a hollow nickel containing a microSD card, the individual speaks with a telephone operator who assists in discerning the essence of this ominous image. Shortly after the film was made, the building was reported to be a major communication node in a covert NSA surveillance network.

THERE IS NOTHING UNDERNEATH THE WEST VIRGINIA WING
Dir. Frank Heath, 2018
English, 16min

Deep below the Greenbrier Hotel in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, is a vast and elaborate underground bomb shelter. Established as part of the secret Continuity of Government program, to house members of Congress in the event of a nuclear attack, the bunker is now declassified and open for public tours. This film documents the eerie spaces of the vacant shelter, its remarkable blast doors which were engineered by the Mosler Vault Company, and the dedicated staff who continue to care for it.

PROTECT YOUR HOME
Dir. Frank Heath, 2021
13min

Spanning the 1950s to the present, this montage of archival commercials and DIY footage explores the many permutations of ‘home security,’ from alarm systems and end-times bunkers to gun ownership and sage-burning rituals—revealing a persistent undercurrent at the intersection of personal, social, and environmental anxieties. Music: Ches Smith, ‘Interpret It Well.’

WAR PIGEON
Dir. Frank Heath, 2017
English, 13min

Recounting an unnerving encounter involving a building from the Manhattan Project, a suspicious bird, and a Shamrock Shake, a caller consults with a customer service representative from a bank regarding his apparently corrupted memory and the ethical imperatives of one’s vocation.