Volumes:
Volume 1 / Through A Deep Culture
A confounding and portentous non-fiction anthology series by Garret Harkawik.
Index Drift is an ongoing non-fiction series, intermittently released online. It features documentary, found-footage and experimental work by Garret Harkawik. Eschewing a traditional release, the series is screened at repertory screenings and available for purchase on this page.
A rotating series of excerpts is available to watch below:
Current Excerpt:
Index Drift 1.4 / A Money Hungry Mother
Index Drift 1 (Through A Deep Culture)
Through A Deep Culture is the first installment of Index Drift, an ongoing anthology series. It features four stories told in seven chapters.
Directed, Produced and Edited by Garret Harkawik
Music by Garret Harkawik & Karl Hohn
44 Minutes / 2024 / Stereo
After you purchase, you will receive a link to download a PDF, which has instructions for both streaming the film and downloading it.
Available downloads:
Low bitrate 1080p H.264 / 4k H.264 (recommended for slower internet connections).
High bitrate 1080p H.264 / 4k H.264 (recommended).
1080p Proress 422 / 4k Prores 422 (these files are quite large and should only be downloaded on a fast internet connection and onto a computer with enough space to receive them).
Closed captioning is available in the streaming version of the film.
Through A Deep Culture features four stories told in seven chapters. The primary focus is on Jesse Bessette, also known as The Bennington Batman. Also featured are stories about intergenerational spiritual enlightenment, traveling in South Africa, and the process of turning a dojo into a haunted house.
Chapters:
1.1 - Idioms Drift Above Us, Occasionally Falling Low Enough To Meet Our Lips
1.2 - I Made The Newspaper
1.3 - Between Translations
1.4 - A Money-Hungry Mother
1.5 - Mother’s House
1.6 - We’re Having A Little Trouble Here
1.7 - Your Daddy In Heaven
Directed, Produced and Edited by Garret Harkawik
Music by Garret Harkawik & Karl Hohn
Featuring Jesse Bessette, Melody Bessette, Angel Bessette, Mary Tarinelli, Alex Davidov and Edwin Barnes.
Soundtrack Available Now
13 Tracks / 2025
Wav and mp3 files are included with a purchase of Through A Deep Culture.
Also available to stream:
A black hat with the Index Drift Logo prominently displayed.
All hat purchases come with a free download of Index Drift 1 (Through A Deep Culture).
All apparel purchases include a free download of Through A Deep Culture.
Upcoming Screenings:
The Photo Returner (ID 2.6) / May 21st // Idaho /// Spark Of Madness Film Festival
Past Screenings:
The Photo Returner (ID 2.6) / 3.14.26 // Montpelier, VT /// GMFF
The Photo Returner (ID 2.6) / 10.4.25 // Baltimore, MD /// New/Next
Mild Oaths (ID 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7) / 5.17.25 // Burlington, VT /// Spiralhouse Collective
Mother’s House (ID 1.5) / 5.3.25 / Columbus, Ohio /// Cinema Columbus
Mild Oaths (ID 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7) / 3.16.25 // Montpelier, VT /// Green Mountain Film Festival
Index Drift 1 / 9.28.24 // Wilmington, VT /// Memorial Hall
Index Drift 1 / 5.25.24 // Burlington, VT /// Plex Arts Fest
Index Drift 2 (Memory Duplex)
Memory Duplex is currently in post-production and should be available sometime in 2026. It will feature five stores told in eight chapters. Please consult the chart below for progress on all future installments:
FAQ
What is this? Why am I on this website?
This is the website for Index Drift, a non-fiction anthology series released intermittently and featuring a mix of non-fiction, experimental and found footage filmmaking. I don’t know why you are on this website.
Why are you releasing your films like this?
For the longest time I have thought of myself as “independent to a fault” and so this feels like a natural extension of that. The format was inspired by single-artist anthology comics like Michael DeForge’s Lose. Releasing it online as a download was inspired by researching the backstory of Quantum Project, the first ever film made exclusively for the internet, which you can read more about here.
This seems like an unnecessarily cumbersome way to release something.
You’re probably right.
What formats do you get when you purchase an installment?
When you purchase an installment of Index Drift, you will receive a PDF with a link to download the film in multiple formats, including 1080p and 4K H.264 files, in addition to ProRes copies as well. You will also receive a streaming link. All links remain active for 3 months.
Why would you release a film in ProRes? It seems excessive.
It does, yes. But personally I’m sick of watching films that have had a ton of care put into the image, only for a large portion of it to be lost when streamed. ProRes offers the highest quality possible for viewing media and is, in my opinion, akin to listening to music in an AIFF or WAV format - not always convenient, but certainly better.
Aren’t you worried about piracy?
No.
I welcome questions, feedback or ideas for future installments:
indexdrift@gmail.com