Ordinal (SW/NE) (2017)

The film traces the cultural and environmental influences of a soil-dwelling, pathogenic fungus, Coccidioides immitis, and its associated disease, valley fever, in California's Central Valley. Interweaving past, present and mythological time, the film draws upon historical and cultural references, including the plight of migrants during the Depression, the spread of the disease in recent years, contemporary theories of climate change, and the significance of the desert wind in ancient Assyria. In Ruperto and Keagy’s film, natural phenomena remain neutral, fleeing from any kind of judgment and avoiding binary oppositions of positive and negative, destruction and regeneration, life and death.

Cast

D Dr. Antje Lauer

F Frank Cervantes

Voice

K Kelsey Boncato

Voice

Voice

C Chelsea Rector

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Dancer

A.M. Cafe Lancaster

Student

Student

N Navneer Dhindsa

Student

I Iyana Haggins

Student

L Leresha Jordan

Student

N Natalia Rangel

Student

C Carolina Ruiz

Pazuzu

J Justin Streichman

C Chelsea Rector

G Gleason Bauer

Jane Edith Wilson

Crew

Director

R Rini Yun Keagy

Cinematography

J Jen Schneider

Cinematography

D Daryl Gilmore

Cinematography

R Rini Yun Keagy

Cinematography

C Chris Chan Lee

Editor

C Chris Chan Lee

Editor

R Rini Yun Keagy

Sound Editor

M Mike Hallenbeck

Mixing Engineer

M Mike Hallenbeck

Colorist

C Chris Chan Lee

Title Designer

K Kristian Henson

Producer

J J. Louise Makary

Producer

R Rini Yun Keagy

Producer

M Miljohn Ruperto

Production Manager

J J. Louise Makary

Visual Effects

3D Modeller

C Chase Stutzman

Animation

3D Animator

E Evelyn Hernandez

Compositor

M Miljohn Ruperto

3D Modeller

R Rajan Bhattacharyya

Drone Operator

Giselle Calderón

Drone Operator

Drone Operator

C Chachi Ramirez

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

D Daniel Oldham

Assistant Camera

J Jack Turzillo

Gaffer

J Jack Turzillo

Digital Imaging Technician

Giselle Calderón

Storyboard Artist

K Kelsey Boncato

Costume Design

J J. Louise Makary

Costume Design

Prop Designer

J J. Louise Makary

Prop Designer

Costume Design

Costume Design

A Alexis Noriega

Production Assistant

Additional Gaffer

S Stephen St. Peter

Music

M Mike Hallenbeck

Music

S Scott "Chops" Jung

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D Dr. Antje Lauer

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J Jedediah Caesar

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S Sohrab Mohebbi

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J Jesse Sugarmann

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L Lauri Firstenberg

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J Jessica Cardon

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K Kelsey Boncato

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C Chris Chan Lee

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S Sarah Vanderlip

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Sharon Garrison

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S Suzanne Garrison

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F Frank Cervantes

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A Asher Hartman

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D Dr. Royce Johnson

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C Claude Eshaghian

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Shahryar Nashat

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