Jon Rafman Movies

  • 2026
    Primetime

    Primetime

    Primetime

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    In 2006, To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. When a high stakes operation goes fatally wrong, his veneered...

    Primetime
  • 2019
    Dream Journal 2016–2019

    Dream Journal 2016–2019

    Dream Journal 2016–2019

    02019HD

    This single-channel video explores the effects of technology and information overload on the contemporary psyche. Set in a virtual tech-noir urban...

    Dream Journal 2016–2019
  • 2017
    Dream Journal, May 2016-February 2017

    Dream Journal, May 2016-February 2017

    Dream Journal, May 2016-February 2017

    82017HD

    Experimental narrative animation using hobbyist 3D animation and inspired by niche genres of computer-generated erotica.

    Dream Journal, May 2016-February 2017
  • 1970
    Report a Concern: The Cleaners

    Report a Concern: The Cleaners

    Report a Concern: The Cleaners

    01970HD

    In a world where Street View is reality, a man hunts for the forgotten. "Cleaners" delete places, wiping them from existence. The film loops: he...

    Report a Concern: The Cleaners
  • 2021
    Minor Daemon, Vol. 1

    Minor Daemon, Vol. 1

    Minor Daemon, Vol. 1

    82021HD

    Minor Daemon, Vol. 1 is set in a surreal dystopia that feels like the deranged fever-dream of Hieronymus Bosch if he grew up on 4chan. It traces the...

    Minor Daemon, Vol. 1
  • 2013
    Still Life (Betamale)

    Still Life (Betamale)

    Still Life (Betamale)

    5.82013HD

    ‘Still Life (Betamale)’ draws images from a range of online fetish sites, engaging with the theme of obsessive desire. The narrated...

    Still Life (Betamale)
  • 2012
    In the Realms of Gold

    In the Realms of Gold

    In the Realms of Gold

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    In the Realms of Gold (2012) by Jon Rafman - Music by Oneohtrix Point Never Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and...

    In the Realms of Gold
  • 2022
    Counterfeit Poast

    Counterfeit Poast

    Counterfeit Poast

    5.52022HD

    A series of character studies by Jon Rafman, loosely inspired by reddit copypasta.

    Counterfeit Poast
  • 2010
    You, the World and I

    You, the World and I

    You, the World and I

    72010HD

    Rather than the charms of the lyre, contemporary technological tools, Google Street View and Google Earth, beckon as the pathway for our narrator to...

    You, the World and I
  • 2012
    Codes of Honor

    Codes of Honor

    Codes of Honor

    82012HD

    In a journey that mixes cinematic genres, a legendary arcade video gamer moves seamlessly through actual and virtual space and time. While he...

    Codes of Honor
  • 2011
    Le Guignon

    Le Guignon

    Le Guignon

    62011HD

    Jon Rafman's short features computer-generated renders of the Twin Towers and a narration from Charles Baudelaire's "Le Guignon."

    Le Guignon
  • 2025
    Cloudy Tales. Ep. 1-5

    Cloudy Tales. Ep. 1-5

    Cloudy Tales. Ep. 1-5

    02025HD

    CLOUDY is an AI pop singer created by Canadian artist Jon Rafman.

    Cloudy Tales. Ep. 1-5
  • 2004
    City Girls

    City Girls

    City Girls

    02004HD

    Tortured by a vague memory, a man interviews three women to see if he met them in the past.

    City Girls
  • 2015
    Mainsqueeze

    Mainsqueeze

    Mainsqueeze

    5.32015HD

    A compelling mix of attraction and repulsion, Mainsqueeze is entirely composed of footage found online, surfing the deep web.

    Mainsqueeze
  • 2018
    Legendary Reality

    Legendary Reality

    Legendary Reality

    02018HD

    Legendary Reality is a science-fiction essay film that portrays the recollections of a solitary narrator imprisoned in his own mind. Using a...

    Legendary Reality
  • 2010
    Kool-Aid Man in Second Life

    Kool-Aid Man in Second Life

    Kool-Aid Man in Second Life

    72010HD

    Kool-Aid Man travels through a variety of worlds from the video game Second Life.

    Kool-Aid Man in Second Life
  • 2011
    Neptune’s Empire: Second Life ambience

    Neptune’s Empire: Second Life ambience

    Neptune’s Empire: Second Life ambience

    02011HD

    Neptune's Empire: Second Life ambience (2011) by Jon Rafman Upon whose influence Neptune's empire stands Was sick almost to doomsday with eclipse: ...

    Neptune’s Empire: Second Life ambience
  • 2019
    Disasters Under the Sun

    Disasters Under the Sun

    Disasters Under the Sun

    82019HD

    The film portrays a post-human dystopia featuring faceless 3-D avatars continuously tortured in abstract digital space, a terrifying image of a...

    Disasters Under the Sun
  • 2021
    EGREGORES

    EGREGORES

    EGREGORES

    02021HD

    A triptych video installation exploring collective consciousness, digital entities, and internet culture.

    EGREGORES
  • 2021
    Punctured Sky

    Punctured Sky

    Punctured Sky

    02021HD

    An unseen narrator reunites with his old friend Joey Bernstein in the dingy back room of a comic and games store located in a dead mall. Bernstein...

    Punctured Sky