'AN INVENTORY OF MEMORY' IS A COLLECTION OF VOLUMES CREATED OVER THE YEARS. IT WAS COMPOSED AND MOSTLY PLAYED BY HC. THEY ARE MEDITATIVE, REFLECTIVE, AMBIENT AND NU-CLASSICAL WORKS BY THE ARTIST.
NARRATIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
AS AN ARTIST I AM ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW WAYS TO TELL A STORY.
The Sick Oyster - trailer / teaser from HarleyCortez on Vimeo.
Mingus Ombale is looking for his adopted twin sister.
What he discovers changes his life forever.
Meditaćion Para Alejandro / a Semi-Concerto for Violin from HarleyCortez on Vimeo.
An experimental film collaboration by Greek collage artist Elina Traiforou and Los Angeles-based musician + visual artist Harley Cortez.
The film takes on various loose narratives that situates the viewer in subjective experience with a violin crescendo.
With original music composed by Harley Cortez.
IGNACIO from HarleyCortez on Vimeo.
'IGNACIO' is short film that takes place in a 1930's rural California/Mexico border town. The film's language is Spanish (with english subtitles) but it's experimental nature makes it a visual, nonverbal, and subtle tone poem.
Directed & Written by Harley Prechtel-Cortez
Edited and Produced by Ravi Subramanian & Harley Cortez
Co-Produced by Ryan Kohler
Costumer : Elise Velasco
DP: Jesse Overman
Additional Camera: Ravi Subramanian
Cast:
Mario Alberto
Kessylr Dean
Jimmy Cabeza de Vaca
Tyler Durtschi
Danielle Donofrio
Harley Cortez
Felipe Cortez
Diego Orellena
Music / Score by Harley Prechtel-Cortez (produced by Richard Swift)
Sound Mixing by Jason Rabe
