Kathleen (Kathy) Rugh Film

	Don't Look Directly into the Sun 16mm, B&W toned, Sound, 9 min., 2010 Sunlight is abstracted and accentuated through alchemy. Through a pinhole lens, then hand-processed and toned, this film chases sunlight through its reflections in water and glass and streaming through branches and clouds.
	Staring Back 16mm, Color, Sound, 5 min., 2009 “…[O]bjects have a certain presence. The world is full of vision, full of eyes…” James Elkins With feelings of isolation there is a fascination with observing the objects and sounds outside these old windows.
	I Remember That They Existed, But Not What They Were 16mm, Color, Sound, 6 min., 2008 Creating an environment centered around the flux of summer weather in the contrasting landscape of the northeastern and the southwestern United States this film uses moving storms as a representation of the cyclical nature of our lives.
	Within the Threshold 16mm, Color, Sound, 13 mins., 2007 Within the Threshold is a journey through time and space driven by a longing for a self-reflective state during an ever-changing life. The film acts as an exploration through states of consciousness and follows the filmmaker’s desire to communicate the intangible into a visual language.
	Isabell 16mm, B&W, sound, 7 mins., 2007 Isabell presents views of a domestic space juxtaposed with audio from an elderly man’s discarded answering machine tape. The tape was discovered in an abandoned automobile factory in Detroit and contains dialogue and messages centered around the loss of a dear friend, Isabell.
	Detroit 16mm, B&W, Sound, 2 1/2 min., 2006 An outsider's view of the ups and downs of a turbulent city.