Fantasy.jpeg

You’ve probably heard of a JPEG before. But few know that it’s an abbreviation of “Joint Photographic Experts Group” — a governing body that has the power to determine what remains visible and what is discarded when images are compressed.

A hybrid of fact and fiction, “Fantasy.jpeg” brings together a real-life network of filmmakers, comprising every woman and gender-nonconforming filmmaker with whom the director is personally acquainted. The group employs camera gear as armor and embarks on a mission to infiltrate a JPEG conference and liberate image-making from its historic biases — reclaiming the power of fantasy and representation.