Discarded Memories of the Past, Present, and Future(2025)

Discarded Memories of the Past, Present, and Future Synopsis

Disjointed moments from the filmmakers’ daily lives during the past year. Captured on a 1985 VHS camcorder with color and luminosity distorted by its failing color Newvicon tube. Cut with distorted tape-recorded fragments of nostalgic broadcast television ephemera. Scored by whatever was handy— from an ambient electronic song with a surprising amount of pipe organ (Oneohtrix Point Never - Boring Angel) to midi versions of your favorite SNES soundtrack (Donkey Kong Country – Aquatic Ambience, Opening, and Treetop Rock) to a not-quite-right rendition of a song that will make you want to say “Oh, Angelo, that’s tearing my heart out!” (Xiu Xiu – Falling). A voyeuristic peak at home movies that exist somewhere between soon to be forgotten and forgotten long ago. The occasional dot matrix time stamps in the corner of the footage somehow make it harder to place in time.

Discarded Memories of the Past, Present, and Future (2025) is a documentary and music film directed by Jacob Fiala, released on November 22, 2025 with a runtime of 17m. It stars Bryn Taylor, Zachary Taylor, Jacob Fiala and Kathryn Taylor.