On Air
Documentary
12:47
Salt & Static
480K views · Documentary
— Nora Vale
Filmmaker · Writer · Est. 2019
Nora Vale
Documentary shorts, video essays and long-form writing — shot on light, edited in ink.
01 · The Filmstrip
Video Work
Documentary shorts, video essays & music videos. Drag or scroll to browse the reel.
Narrative
8:14
Paper Cuts
210K views · Narrative
— Nora Vale
Video Essay
15:32
The Quiet Hour
340K views · Video Essay
— Nora Vale
Music Video
4:02
Neon Liturgy
890K views · Music Video
— Nora Vale
Travel / Doc
22:18
Field Notes Vol. 3
156K views · Travel Doc
— Nora Vale
BTS
6:51
Aperture
98K views · BTS
— Nora Vale
02 · Script Pages
Written Work
Essay · Kinoscope Mag · 9 min read
A meditation on decay as cinematic subject, and why patience is the only real special effect...
— Nora Vale
Craft Notes · Paper Trail · 6 min read
Notes on why imperfection is load-bearing in analog media, and how to fail beautifully on purpose...
— Nora Vale
Feature · Night Owl Films · 12 min read
A long-form conversation on cutting picture at 2am, and what that does to a person's sense of time...
— Nora Vale
Personal · Self-published · 7 min read
Nine drafts, one year — learning to treat each version as its own small film...
— Nora Vale
Craft Notes · Studio 24 · 5 min read
On cutting audio before picture — the ear finds rhythm the eye misses on a first assembly...
— Nora Vale
03 · The Light Table
Media Samples
Stills, sound reels, scripts and behind-the-scenes fragments, laid out like a light table.
2.4M+ TOTAL VIEWS
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128 PIECES PUBLISHED
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7 YEARS ACTIVE
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34 FESTIVAL SELECTIONS
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As Featured In
Kinoscope Mag
Night Owl Films
Paper Trail
Studio 24
The Reel List
Driftwood Journal
04 · Collaborate
Let's make
something.
Open to documentary commissions, editorial writing, and sound-driven video work. Usually replies within two days.