Funny Farm

Funny Farm (2026) is a documentary short made in collaboration with Samson Stilwell. The film reflects on a school for troubled adolescents founded in the 1960s in upstate New York. An unconventional alternative school shaped by hippie ideals, it emphasized community, the outdoors, and a nontraditional approach to rehabilitation.

The film combines archival 16mm footage and photographs from the school with interviews and footage from a 2025 reunion of former students and teachers.