Films
THE ARCHIVE · 23 TAPES. Timelines that never happened. AI short films, music videos and live-action work by J. Karter.
MATTY'S GRAVE · A.I. horror short. After the Civil War, a haunted soldier enforces for a ruthless landowner, until a forbidden love affair sets off violence, betrayal and visions he can't outrun.
IF I SHOULD BECOME A STRANGER · Spec trailer, 2025. The day you become a parent is the day the world makes a liar out of you. Written by Jason Lew. Trailer directed and edited by J. Karter.
THE SERPENT QUEEN · Lost trailer, 1986? A trailer for a film that never reached theaters. Samurai, a serpent-blooded queen and a demon the size of a city. Music by Boogieman Weather.
THE DANGERS OF TIME TRAVEL · Educational film. The Department of Time Resources presents a word of warning for the modern traveler. Chroma Awards Season 1 · Honorable Mention. Music by Boogieman Weather.
TOP SECRET · Classified footage. A clandestine agent shows his boss a Top Secret film. Some footage is classified for a reason. Project Odyssey 2024 · Finalist & Honorable Mention. Music by Boogieman Weather.
STRANGE MACHINES · Neon noir. In a neon-drenched city, a jaded detective tracks a hybrid woman through an underworld of scrapped AI. Project Odyssey 2024 · Finalist & Honorable Mention.
NEWSTRIP · Broadcast. A trippy meditation through 2001-era television. Music by Boogieman Weather.
THE SAGA OF McGINN · Live action, 1999. Shot in camera in 1999. Remastered in 4K.
WAKE · A.I. animation. A place, a moment, an animation. A.I. remix of an original song by Boogieman Weather.
CHASE SUMMER · Music video, FuzzButt & the Nippers. An A.I. music video. A.I. remix of an original song by Boogieman Weather.
TIME · Music video for Earleybird, 2024. Produced, directed and edited by J. Karter.
FOREVER EVER · Music video for Earleybird, 2024. Produced, directed and edited by J. Karter.
SANDY · Music video, Jason Heath & the Greedy Souls, 2009. A cover of Springsteen's "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)," dedicated to the memory of Danny Federici. Directed by J. Karter. 500K+ views.
SHE SEES ME · Music video for Judy Radar, 2014. Producer, director and editor J. Karter.
DRAIN DESERT TANNER · Live-action short, 2009. Forensics investigator Tim Tanner gets in a bad situation and must make an outlandish, desperate attempt to find a way out. Swept the awards at the 48 Hour Film Project. Dir. Shant Hamassian. Editor & associate producer J. Karter. Cannes Coup de Coeur selection.
REEL 2005–2017 · Live action. Twelve years of live-action work.
PRINT IN PINK · Experiment. Pink signal, hard beat, a face in the static. Music by Boogieman Weather.
OLD MILK · A.I. make-up test. Take 25. Hailuo MiniMax and Project Starlight. Music by Boogieman Weather.
CATS IN SPACE · Cat Chronicles. One small step for cat.
RESCUE MISSION: HOTDOG · Cat Chronicles. Or, how things got away from us. Breaking news from the surface of Mars.
BATTLE OF THE WIG · Live action, 1999 in-camera short. A dangerous enemy is hiding in plain sight! Part of the W.P. English Saga.
ABUNDANT SUNSHINE · Live action, trailer, 2009. Producer J. Karter.
THE SHUT IN · Live-action short, 2005. Where it started. Official selection, LA Short Film Festival 2005.