Andrew Gingerich

Filmmaker/Educator

About

Andrew Gin­gerich is a film­mak­er whose work explores notions of fam­i­ly, dis­so­ci­at­ed iden­ti­ties, region­al alle­giances, and the bound­aries of fic­tion. He lives and teach­es in Michi­gan’s Upper Peninsula.

Work Samples

Work Samples

Ghost to Ghost

  • 2.5‑minute excerpt of short exper­i­men­tal documentary
  • HD video/​16mm/​Super 8
  • Color/B&W
  • My role: Director/​Cinematographer/​Editor

It seems that Trasie’s response to loss was to split in two: on Sun­days, she stood in the ceme­tery and wept uncon­trol­lably. The rest of the week, she was the pur­vey­or of a caus­tic wit, and seemed to take gen­uine glee in relent­less­ly jok­ing about death. These loss­es, and the ways in which Trasie did her best to cope with them, still trou­ble Trasie’s daugh­ter, Gladys, near­ly a cen­tu­ry later. 

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Branches

  • 2‑minute excerpt of fea­ture-length narrative
  • HD video
  • Col­or
  • My role: Writer/​Director/​Editor

In this excerpt from my fea­ture film Branch­es, Sam All­cott shares a moment at dawn with his daugh­ter, Melis­sa, on the morn­ing of his mother’s funeral.

Induced Demand

  • 7‑minute exper­i­men­tal short
  • HD video
  • Col­or
  • My role: Writer/​Director/​Editor

This exper­i­men­tal short arose from an expe­ri­ence I had feed­ing fish at a trout hatch­ery last sum­mer. I was amazed and fright­ened by their sin­gle-mind­ed, insa­tiable hunger. It remind­ed me of the real estate mar­ket, and more broad­ly of the human expe­ri­ence, which I some­times wor­ry can only be quan­ti­fied by mea­sur­ing what we con­sume. I admire fish for their hon­esty, if not for their tact.