selected film & video

Extracting Ghosts

Gary Graham lecture and presentation

Gary's speaks about his work and artistic practice. A 2025 lecture at the University of Michigan Stamps School of Design

Arena 15

Short film

A mysterious society of women in Arena, New York pays tribute to their leader's power by dressing her in gowns made of sumptuous brocades. After a calamitous flood both leader and followers disappear into an unknowable afterlife. Gary creates three dresses using 1920s French brocade salesman samples and the local history of the Pepacton reservoir as inspiration.

Agnieszka AW 22

Short film

A 1820s Polish nanny at Hyde Hall is accused of embroidering pagan symbols inside the children's garments. Featuring the Hyde Hall jacquard woven by Thistle Hill Weavers in Cherry Valley, NY.

Black Friday

Short film

Gary creates two very different garments around the theme of Black Friday, culminating in an epic battle scene

Merrickville

short film

The GaryGraham422 Catherine coat and dress come to life – Gary sketches, cuts and sews hand-embroidered antique French Jacquards to tell the mysterious story of a disappearing woman.

Marianne

short film

Fictional sound artist Marianne Howell leads a group of young artists living and working in the Catskill Mountains. A GaryGraham422 film directed by Alex Antitch.

The Gristmill

short film

Three friends in 1909 Franklin, NY seek financing to build a gristmill, featuring the two GaryGraham422 namesake textile prints of Marianne Howell and Lillian Jefferson

Sophronia's Datura Embroidery

short film

The poisonous Datura flower inspires Sophronia Edgerton's embroidery at the Edgerton family gravesite in Franklin, NY. Sophia Hall as Sophronia and Rubyrose Hill as Marianne Howell.

Palacetor

A Gary Graham fashion film

Gary Graham gathers an inspiring cast of seven creative women (Parker Posey, Kara Walker, Naomi Yang, Alexandra Marzella, Jennifer Nettles, Gina Gershon and Sunrise Ruffalo) to bring his Fall 2016 collection to life. A Gary Graham film directed by Alex Antitch.