WRONG NUMBER: FILMS BY FRANK HEATH
PROGRAM 4

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 – 7:30PM
FRIDAY, MARCH 27 – 10PM + Q&A with Heath moderated by Manny Unger (THIS EVENT IS $10)

A REAL GREY AREA
Dir. Frank Heath, 2026
English, 11min

Attempting to stage an historical reenactment on Coney Island, a contractor working for a powerful client speaks with a representative from a rental company regarding the unconventional use of an electric generator.

PATH OF TOTALITY
Dir. Frank Heath, 2018
English, 13min

Against the backdrop of a total solar eclipse, this film follows a motley crew of spectators, entertainers, and vendors gathered in St. Joseph, MO—the artist’s hometown—capturing the anxiety, cosmic wonder, and commercial opportunities inspired by the brief moment of darkness at one of the prime locations within the so-called “path of totality.”

CRYPTS OF CIVILIZATION
Dir. Frank Heath, 2021
English, 23min

History professor Paul Hudson discusses The Crypt of Civilization, a time capsule at Oglethorpe University in Georgia, sealed in 1940 and slated to be opened in the year 8113 AD. Hudson comments on the particular material and ethical problems involved in the construction of time capsules and recounts his personal journey from discovering the Crypt as a student to becoming a founding member of the International Time Capsule Society, a group dedicated to the registry and study of all known examples of the form.

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
Dir. Frank Heath, 2021
English, 15min

Recent journeys through the Suez Canal and to Onkalo, Finland (home of the world’s first long-term disposal facility for spent nuclear fuel), prompt a man to consult an estate lawyer about an eccentric plan for his mortal remains, drawing a fine line between precious cargo and hazardous waste.

EARENDEL
Dir. Frank Heath, 2024
7min

A surreal travelogue from the molten interior of the Earth to the limits of the known universe, this film, assembled primarily from footage made by government agencies including US Geological Survey, NASA, and Space Force, investigates the paradoxical relationship between militarized technologies of visualization and sublime cosmic phenomenon. Music: ‘Earendel,’ by Patricia Brennan.