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Jacob T. Swinney

Jacob T. Swinney is a filmmaker and video essayist from Baltimore, Maryland. He is best known for his First and Final Frames series as well as a variety of videos that examine the techniques of today’s most acclaimed filmmakers. Check out more of his work here.

Video Essay: Post-Apocalypse Now

When you're on the precipice of a collapse, sometimes the most soothing thing is finding movies to show us what the end will look like ...

April 2, 2018

Video Essay: Blade Runner 2049‘s Denis Villeneuve and the Silent Close-Up

In anticipation of the biggest film of Villeneuve's career so far, a look at his most striking visual trademark.

August 30, 2017

Video Essay: Stephen King at the Movies

With The Dark Tower in theaters and It on the horizon, we look at the many and varied Stephen King adaptations.

August 4, 2017

Video Essay: Falling in Reverse

What happens if you take one of cinema's most recognizable tropes, and then turn it upside down?

May 1, 2017

Video Essay: Malick’s Shadows

With Terrence Malick's Song to Song in theaters now, Jacob T. Swinney's video essay looks at a recent motif in the director's films.

March 22, 2017