work in progress

Dir. Jessica Bardsley

Produced by Caitlin Mae Burke and Elijah Stevens

The Cave Without a Name is a documentary film exploring night and the nocturnal, drawing evocative connections between creative and scientific exploration. From an astronomer studying light pollution; to a punk band’s gothic ode to darkness; nightscapes of a dark sky city; a dream scientist; and the evening emergence of more than 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats from Bracken Cave, the largest mammal colony in the world; The Cave Without a Name charts an obscure and unconscious realm of possibility, where darkness and dream worlds emerge as sites of resistance to 24/7 capitalism.

Finalist, Venice Biennale Cinema College / Ji.Hlava New Visions US Pitch 2023