The White Whale

Offbeat: Waiting for Charon

"Waiting for Charon" was produced by Garrett D. Tiedemann for The Sarahs' Very Very Short, Short Stories Contest. The challenge was to create a 2-3 minute audio fiction piece inspired by one of 3 sentences. This piece was inspired by Mary Morris' sentence: “The Gem sisters slept in the order in which they were born.” It was mixed, edited, and scored by Garrett D. Tiedemann.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Goodbye Yōkai

This episode of The White Whale is the end of season 1. We say goodbye to Yōkai and go brave into the future. Covering the final films - Funayūrei 4 and 5 we see a full circle narrative arise from the combination of fifteen films. 

The Yōkai Trilogy - Let's Talk About Bees

This episode of The White Whale is Funayūrei 3. Longest of the series at almost ten minutes. The film had a few stages of completion as it worked to become an extensive excavation of the life of bees and coordinates the narrative carried from the second through the third.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Last Nine Seconds/In America

This episode of The White Whale covers Funayūrei 2. Continuing the painterly approaches to image combination, this film also devolves into some of the most abstraction of the entire series with an ending that reframes the whole.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Riot Gear

This episode of The White Whale is Funayūrei 1. A new series with more painterly techniques. This video also happens upon current events and attempts to present a certain consideration of the moment.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Rearranged Experiences

This episode of The White Whale finishes Hikikomori with conversation of rearranging how one experiences material as a byproduct of work being achieved successfully after stepping away when there was nothing to be done. 

The Yōkai Trilogy - Baseball

This episode of The White Whale shifts from the frame breakage of Hikikomori 5 to the exterior envisaged by Hikikomori 1. A larger idea embodied by numerous in this trilogy - close proximity of personal interior with moments that push away.

The Yōkai Trilogy - Build Up Break Down

This episode of The White Whale tackles the fifth film of Hikikomori extensively before getting off track for the slightest of moments. 

The Yōkai Trilogy - In Camera

This episode of The White Whale dives into the films of Hikikomori and doesn't get past the third video, which is actually the first video. Confused? We explain. Just listen to the podcast.

Offbeat: Harlem 68 (2015 KCRW RadioRace)

Sounds of Harlem in 1968. The story of one woman's experience during a time of great musical evolution. This piece was produced by Garrett Tiedemann and The White Whale as part of The 24-Hour Radio Race from KCRW's Independent Producer Project.