Stephen Wardell (he/him) is an American filmmaker and teaching artist who makes experimental narratives, documentary portraits, and handmade films. His documentary work chronicles family histories through the construction of collaborative utopian fantasies. His experimental work uses material interventions on celluloid–like drilling holes, and using alternative developers–to create speculative narratives and describe complex systems. Recent screenings include: Visions du Réel, L’Alternativa Independent Film Fest Barcelona, Chicago Underground Film Festival, Athens International Film & Video Festival, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival. From the Midwest, currently he lives in Massachusetts, where he works as a visiting assistant professor at Amherst College.