Movies by Mitchell Stafiej

These Streets Will Never Look the Same
A car slowly navigates the winding streets and disparate airwaves of the United States of America in search of the scars of capitalism in natural landscapes, urban environments, people, and wildife.

Found
Through six vignettes, a broken family confronts their dark past one year after their daughter’s brutal murder was captured on camera in one long take.

The Diabetic
Like a mumblecore for invisible disability, The Diabetic follows a lonely and irreverent 30 year old Type 1 Diabetic named Alek who returns to his hometown to re-live his teenage 'glory days.' Upon arrival in suburbia he finds that most of his old friends have moved away, started a family, or simply grown up. Only one person responds to his invitation: Matt, an old acquaintance who has never moved away from the suburbs. Matt represents everything that Alek despises about suburban life; the banal, boring, and uncultured. Unwilling to give up...

The Devil's Trap
A 25-year-old former cult member seeks out his family in a closed world of neon crosses, deadly alcoholism, and abuse.

SMOOTH MOTION
A die-hard film enthusiast leads a campaign against one of cinema's greatest enemies: motion smoothing.