Monday, October 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Brain Dead Studios, Los Angeles
Under the threat of demolition, a decaying Midwestern farmhouse and its sole keeper, 91-year old Lois Constable, awaken a spirit from the past. The centerpiece of Ross Constable’s “Midwest Trilogy,” *Turbine Angel* weaves nearly 70 years of footage together to create a portrait of decaying family farms in the American Midwest. Incorporating the director’s real family, *Turbine Angel* lives somewhere between a fictional ghost story and sociopolitical documentary. Preceded by: **Cairo, IL (2017)** **Director:** Ross Constable **Runtime:** 18 min **Format:** DCP **Year:** 2017 Once a booming industrial city at Illinois’s southernmost point, Cairo, Illinois, geographically mirrors its namesake in Egypt. Presented as a diptych, the film is a non-linear depiction of a town haunted by constant threats of floods, fires and displacement. *Cairo, IL* offers a glimpse into the spiritual psyche of the underrepresented American Midwest, informed by history and guided by mysticism. **Acres of Diamonds (Trailer)** **Runtime:** 2 min **Status:** Work in Progress An intimate portrait of a place and its people. Originally from Chicago, Ross Constable is a filmmaker and editor based in LA. A graduate of CalArts, his work is somewhere between narrative and documentary, personal and political, historical and mystical, experiential and informative. He currently owns and operates Turbine, a post production studio in LA. Free Turbine merch will be provided on a first come, first serve basis; join us out back for a post-screening reception!