Arcadia (2014 - 2016)

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Jared, a journalist in despair of meaning, comes across an old map to a place that doesn't exist. His coworkers, however, insist there is a story worth writing. Having nothing to lose, Jared enters a rabbit hole into a surreal world of shady characters, lost customs, and soulful performers that wrest him from the stupor of his life, forcing him to confront the meaning of being a human in the tunnels of Arcadia. Starring Yang Miller as Jared, Arcadia pulls together unique performers, musicians, and visual artists to bring to life a lost way of living in this art-house film riddled with poetry, philosophy, and mysterious figures. Challenged by limited resources, a volunteer cast and crew trekked through hidden locations across Marietta, Ohio, learning and experimenting along the way. Over the course of a year the film took on a life of its own and bloomed into an existential narrative under the direction of Andy Hall, a man whose mind leaves no tunnel unexplored. Only in the shadows of Arcadia does the essence of humanity thrive. The darkness demands each and every person to go within and discover who exactly they are.