Matthew Ragsdale
@blankvalleyfilm.com
DIY Film Director/Writer/Photographer·Mexican American·Ⓥ
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Matthew Ragsdale
@blankvalleyfilm.com
· Nov 6
Teaser footage of the opening credits of Prurience Executed ⚔️ Featuring music by vear.
Short film written, directed and shot by me.
Buy a print & get your name in the opening credits as a producer!
Short film written, directed and shot by me.
Buy a print & get your name in the opening credits as a producer!
Reposted by Matthew Ragsdale
Exclusive trailer for Morgan Neville’s documentary Breakdown: 1975 featuring interviews with Martin Scorsese, Seth Rogen, Ellen Burstyn, Josh Brolin and more 📽️
Streaming on Netflix December 19.
Streaming on Netflix December 19.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Exclusive trailer for Morgan Neville’s documentary Breakdown: 1975 featuring interviews with Martin Scorsese, Seth Rogen, Ellen Burstyn, Josh Brolin and more 📽️
Streaming on Netflix December 19.
Streaming on Netflix December 19.
Reposted by Matthew Ragsdale
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Coming on March 23rd in the UK and March 24th in the US on #4K from @filmsradiance.bsky.social: #CuttersWay (1981)!
The laid-back Californian gigolo Richard Bone (Jeff Bridges) finds himself suspected of murder when he happens to see the wrong thing at the wrong time:
Coming on March 23rd in the UK and March 24th in the US on #4K from @filmsradiance.bsky.social: #CuttersWay (1981)!
The laid-back Californian gigolo Richard Bone (Jeff Bridges) finds himself suspected of murder when he happens to see the wrong thing at the wrong time:
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Coming on March 23rd in the UK and March 24th in the US on #4K from @filmsradiance.bsky.social: #CuttersWay (1981)!
The laid-back Californian gigolo Richard Bone (Jeff Bridges) finds himself suspected of murder when he happens to see the wrong thing at the wrong time:
Coming on March 23rd in the UK and March 24th in the US on #4K from @filmsradiance.bsky.social: #CuttersWay (1981)!
The laid-back Californian gigolo Richard Bone (Jeff Bridges) finds himself suspected of murder when he happens to see the wrong thing at the wrong time:
I have four different 8x10 prints for sale from the "Fingered" photo shoot with Danica Uskert and Caio Politano Perry. Our homage to Richard Kern's "Fingered" short film with Lydia Lunch.
www.etsy.com/listing/4395...
www.etsy.com/listing/4395...
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I have four different 8x10 prints for sale from the "Fingered" photo shoot with Danica Uskert and Caio Politano Perry. Our homage to Richard Kern's "Fingered" short film with Lydia Lunch.
www.etsy.com/listing/4395...
www.etsy.com/listing/4395...
Teaser footage of the opening credits of Prurience Executed ⚔️ Featuring music by vear.
Short film written, directed and shot by me.
Buy a print & get your name in the opening credits as a producer!
Short film written, directed and shot by me.
Buy a print & get your name in the opening credits as a producer!
November 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Teaser footage of the opening credits of Prurience Executed ⚔️ Featuring music by vear.
Short film written, directed and shot by me.
Buy a print & get your name in the opening credits as a producer!
Short film written, directed and shot by me.
Buy a print & get your name in the opening credits as a producer!
"SEX, violence, and avant-garde art! A new generation of underground films is back!" My friend in Japan, wrote about me and my girlfriend's short film Wet Ingredients. weekly-jitsuwa.jp/archives/221...
【禁断】SEX、暴力、前衛アート！
『ゲテモノ』こそ至高――。そう路上で叫ぶホラー漫画家・沙さ綺ゆがみ氏が、今回も深淵に潜む『G級の神々』を釣り上げる。一般基準では測りしれない、異形の作品群…
weekly-jitsuwa.jp
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"SEX, violence, and avant-garde art! A new generation of underground films is back!" My friend in Japan, wrote about me and my girlfriend's short film Wet Ingredients. weekly-jitsuwa.jp/archives/221...
Kuroneko (1968) directed by Kaneto Shindo. A supernatural folktale of a woman and her daughter-in-law returning from the grave, thanks to a black cat, as vengeful spirits. #Catsploitation
October 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Kuroneko (1968) directed by Kaneto Shindo. A supernatural folktale of a woman and her daughter-in-law returning from the grave, thanks to a black cat, as vengeful spirits. #Catsploitation
6 yrs ago today, my zombie revenge music video "Melissa is Dead" went live on YouTube! Feels like a lifetime ago. Forever thankful to everyone involved in the video, hanging out late into the night & getting all bloody 🩸🧟♀️🧠 Song by Vestron Vulture youtu.be/F9TBdStfC64?...
Vestron Vulture - Melissa is Dead (2019) | Official Music Video | Splatterpunk | Goth | Splattergoth
YouTube video by Blank Valley Film
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October 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
6 yrs ago today, my zombie revenge music video "Melissa is Dead" went live on YouTube! Feels like a lifetime ago. Forever thankful to everyone involved in the video, hanging out late into the night & getting all bloody 🩸🧟♀️🧠 Song by Vestron Vulture youtu.be/F9TBdStfC64?...
"Cat People" 1942 🐈⬛️ Directed by Jacques Tourneur. I've been really enjoying these Val Lewton produced b-movie, horror noirs. Last year, Criterion released a double bill of The 7th Victim & I Walked With A Zombie. Check em all out! #catsploitation
October 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"Cat People" 1942 🐈⬛️ Directed by Jacques Tourneur. I've been really enjoying these Val Lewton produced b-movie, horror noirs. Last year, Criterion released a double bill of The 7th Victim & I Walked With A Zombie. Check em all out! #catsploitation
I opened a Ko-fi shop and I just added prints and Polaroids from one of my folk horror short films, Prurience Executed. ⚔️ Become a Producer or an Executive Producer. Items will be signed by the cast! ko-fi.com/blankvalleyf...
ko-fi.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I opened a Ko-fi shop and I just added prints and Polaroids from one of my folk horror short films, Prurience Executed. ⚔️ Become a Producer or an Executive Producer. Items will be signed by the cast! ko-fi.com/blankvalleyf...
Witches from my short film Prurience Executed (currently in production). Part of my series of folk horror inspired short films.
September 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Witches from my short film Prurience Executed (currently in production). Part of my series of folk horror inspired short films.
The fairies 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️
I'll be getting Polaroids and prints made with the same idea of raising additional funds to finish the short film that comes with producer and IMDb credits.
Still photo taken and edited by me.
I'll be getting Polaroids and prints made with the same idea of raising additional funds to finish the short film that comes with producer and IMDb credits.
Still photo taken and edited by me.
September 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The fairies 🧚♀️🧚♀️🧚♀️
I'll be getting Polaroids and prints made with the same idea of raising additional funds to finish the short film that comes with producer and IMDb credits.
Still photo taken and edited by me.
I'll be getting Polaroids and prints made with the same idea of raising additional funds to finish the short film that comes with producer and IMDb credits.
Still photo taken and edited by me.
Become an executive producer by purchasing this Polaroid 4-pack. The Polaroids will be signed by the cast, and you'll have your name in the opening credits of Prurience Executed ⚔️ And your name will be on IMDb! DM to purchase or email: blankvalleyfilm@gmail.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Become an executive producer by purchasing this Polaroid 4-pack. The Polaroids will be signed by the cast, and you'll have your name in the opening credits of Prurience Executed ⚔️ And your name will be on IMDb! DM to purchase or email: blankvalleyfilm@gmail.com
The films I'm currently shooting and have been posting about will be presented together as "Spirits of Transgression." A collection of folk horror inspired short films, scenes, and vignettes written/directed by me.
September 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The films I'm currently shooting and have been posting about will be presented together as "Spirits of Transgression." A collection of folk horror inspired short films, scenes, and vignettes written/directed by me.
Screenshot of RJ Castro from our film shoot this past Saturday ⚔️
This project was the first time working with RJ and I had him running, falling and tripping on the ground in the heat! Thanks man 👊🏼
This project was the first time working with RJ and I had him running, falling and tripping on the ground in the heat! Thanks man 👊🏼
September 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Screenshot of RJ Castro from our film shoot this past Saturday ⚔️
This project was the first time working with RJ and I had him running, falling and tripping on the ground in the heat! Thanks man 👊🏼
This project was the first time working with RJ and I had him running, falling and tripping on the ground in the heat! Thanks man 👊🏼
Teaser footage of Prurience Executed. One of the folk horror films that I'm making. youtube.com/shorts/8Vz60...
Prurience Executed teaser footage. Currently in-production. #folkhorror #diyfilm #goth #witchvibes
YouTube video by Blank Valley Film
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August 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Teaser footage of Prurience Executed. One of the folk horror films that I'm making. youtube.com/shorts/8Vz60...
Satta and Sofia Siena ⚔️ A quick little screenshot while I was playing around with the color grading.
Our 2nd day of filming is this weekend!
Our 2nd day of filming is this weekend!
August 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Satta and Sofia Siena ⚔️ A quick little screenshot while I was playing around with the color grading.
Our 2nd day of filming is this weekend!
Our 2nd day of filming is this weekend!
Screen shot of Bridgette Barfield and Camille Rhodes from Prurience Executed ⚔️
One of the multiple short films that I'm writing, directing, and shooting that are within the folk horror genre.
One of the multiple short films that I'm writing, directing, and shooting that are within the folk horror genre.
August 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Screen shot of Bridgette Barfield and Camille Rhodes from Prurience Executed ⚔️
One of the multiple short films that I'm writing, directing, and shooting that are within the folk horror genre.
One of the multiple short films that I'm writing, directing, and shooting that are within the folk horror genre.
Photo from our first day of filming Prurience Executed!
This is another folk horror short film, I'm writing and directing that will be put together in a collection.
#folkhorror #diyhorror #diyfilmmaking #berkeley #eastbay #witch
This is another folk horror short film, I'm writing and directing that will be put together in a collection.
#folkhorror #diyhorror #diyfilmmaking #berkeley #eastbay #witch
August 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Photo from our first day of filming Prurience Executed!
This is another folk horror short film, I'm writing and directing that will be put together in a collection.
#folkhorror #diyhorror #diyfilmmaking #berkeley #eastbay #witch
This is another folk horror short film, I'm writing and directing that will be put together in a collection.
#folkhorror #diyhorror #diyfilmmaking #berkeley #eastbay #witch
This past Saturday was a full day of shooting for one of my folk horror inspired short films, Fairy Rort! Here's a screen shot of a scene where I was playing around with the color grading. Actors: Julian Martinez and Antonio Vaca
August 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This past Saturday was a full day of shooting for one of my folk horror inspired short films, Fairy Rort! Here's a screen shot of a scene where I was playing around with the color grading. Actors: Julian Martinez and Antonio Vaca
"the sun, the moon, the stars all bear my seal" youtu.be/NsXEb-NOs88?...
N.I.B.
YouTube video by Black Sabbath - Topic
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July 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"the sun, the moon, the stars all bear my seal" youtu.be/NsXEb-NOs88?...
And it was this video that I remember my Dad watching. The groovy visuals kinda scared me. youtu.be/qRcYjJQ0JHg?...
Black Sabbath - Iron Man (1970)
YouTube video by Beat-Club
youtu.be
July 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
And it was this video that I remember my Dad watching. The groovy visuals kinda scared me. youtu.be/qRcYjJQ0JHg?...
Iron Man by Black Sabbath was the first heavy metal song I knew at a super young age because of my dad. I think of him whenever I listen to Black Sabbath. One of my tattoos was inspired by my Dad and the song NIB. Rest in peace, Ozzy.
July 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Iron Man by Black Sabbath was the first heavy metal song I knew at a super young age because of my dad. I think of him whenever I listen to Black Sabbath. One of my tattoos was inspired by my Dad and the song NIB. Rest in peace, Ozzy.
My short film, Wet Ingredients, won Best Prop (the cake) at the Long Beach Underground Film Festival! 🏆🍰🩸
July 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
My short film, Wet Ingredients, won Best Prop (the cake) at the Long Beach Underground Film Festival! 🏆🍰🩸
📸 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, CA
July 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
📸 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma, CA
Wet Ingredients has been selected for the 2025 SCUMDANCE Film Festival! 💀🍰🩸SCUMDANCE will take place on September 27 at the Lost Church in San Francisco, CA
#scumdancefilmfestival #wetingredients #bubblegumhorror
#scumdancefilmfestival #wetingredients #bubblegumhorror
July 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Wet Ingredients has been selected for the 2025 SCUMDANCE Film Festival! 💀🍰🩸SCUMDANCE will take place on September 27 at the Lost Church in San Francisco, CA
#scumdancefilmfestival #wetingredients #bubblegumhorror
#scumdancefilmfestival #wetingredients #bubblegumhorror