Matthew Ragsdale
@blankvalleyfilm.com
DIY Film Director/Writer/Photographer·Mexican American·Ⓥ
zines: Cinema Schism & Catsploitation
Main account: http://instagram.com/blankvalleyfilm
https://linktr.ee/blankvalleyfilm
zines: Cinema Schism & Catsploitation
Main account: http://instagram.com/blankvalleyfilm
https://linktr.ee/blankvalleyfilm
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!
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
"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
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 👊🏼
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
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
Good Friday 🙏🏽 Adriana (shriekmouth on IG) ⸸
Photo taken by me 📸
More photos from this shoot will appear in my zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor. Out later this spring!
Photo taken by me 📸
More photos from this shoot will appear in my zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor. Out later this spring!
April 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Good Friday 🙏🏽 Adriana (shriekmouth on IG) ⸸
Photo taken by me 📸
More photos from this shoot will appear in my zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor. Out later this spring!
Photo taken by me 📸
More photos from this shoot will appear in my zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor. Out later this spring!
Holy Wednesday $†$ with Adriana.
More photos will be in my underground film zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor.
More photos will be in my underground film zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor.
April 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Holy Wednesday $†$ with Adriana.
More photos will be in my underground film zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor.
More photos will be in my underground film zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7: The Films of Richard Baylor.
Holy week💲✝️💲Here's a shot of Adriana from our Jesus Hates You photo shoot. As you can see, I was inspired by these images of Richard Baylor in his short film, Jesus Hates You (1992).
More photos will be in the zine.
More photos will be in the zine.
April 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Holy week💲✝️💲Here's a shot of Adriana from our Jesus Hates You photo shoot. As you can see, I was inspired by these images of Richard Baylor in his short film, Jesus Hates You (1992).
More photos will be in the zine.
More photos will be in the zine.
This shot of Françoise Blanchard from The Living Dead Girl (1982) by Jean Rollin inspired the final shot of the N e v e r S e e music video I shot & directed. 1st day of filming was 1 year ago today!
Song by @gloomstone.bsky.social
Song by @gloomstone.bsky.social
April 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This shot of Françoise Blanchard from The Living Dead Girl (1982) by Jean Rollin inspired the final shot of the N e v e r S e e music video I shot & directed. 1st day of filming was 1 year ago today!
Song by @gloomstone.bsky.social
Song by @gloomstone.bsky.social
Cinema Schism Issue 1: The Films of Richard Kern is back in stock with brand new prints!
April 9, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Cinema Schism Issue 1: The Films of Richard Kern is back in stock with brand new prints!
Recent watch: Singapore Sling (1990) by Nikos Nikolaidis. BDSM arthouse noir with fantastic black and white cinematography that's carried by an unhinged, mentally grotesque performance by the lead actress, Meredyth Herold. Blu-ray released by @VinegarSyndrome
April 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Recent watch: Singapore Sling (1990) by Nikos Nikolaidis. BDSM arthouse noir with fantastic black and white cinematography that's carried by an unhinged, mentally grotesque performance by the lead actress, Meredyth Herold. Blu-ray released by @VinegarSyndrome
fatalnightingale 🙂🔪🩸from our photoshoot homaging Richard Baylor's short film "Dead Love." Updates on the zine are on my IG. #cinemaschismzine #cinemaschism #zine #oakland #richardbaylor
March 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
fatalnightingale 🙂🔪🩸from our photoshoot homaging Richard Baylor's short film "Dead Love." Updates on the zine are on my IG. #cinemaschismzine #cinemaschism #zine #oakland #richardbaylor
p1nkha1redb1tch from the Dum Dum photo shoot, homaging Richard Baylor's short film. More photos will be in my zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7. Updates on my IG.
#cinemaschismzine #cinemaschism #zine #oakland #dumdum
#richardbaylor #undergroundfilmzine #nonbinarymodel
#cinemaschismzine #cinemaschism #zine #oakland #dumdum
#richardbaylor #undergroundfilmzine #nonbinarymodel
March 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
p1nkha1redb1tch from the Dum Dum photo shoot, homaging Richard Baylor's short film. More photos will be in my zine, Cinema Schism Issue 7. Updates on my IG.
#cinemaschismzine #cinemaschism #zine #oakland #dumdum
#richardbaylor #undergroundfilmzine #nonbinarymodel
#cinemaschismzine #cinemaschism #zine #oakland #dumdum
#richardbaylor #undergroundfilmzine #nonbinarymodel
More recent watches, 3 fairytale, folk horror, supernatural films from Russia and Czechoslovakia. All 3 films released on blu-ray by @deafcrocodile.bsky.social
Your enjoyment may vary depending on if you're interested in foreign folk tales, like I am.
Your enjoyment may vary depending on if you're interested in foreign folk tales, like I am.
February 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
More recent watches, 3 fairytale, folk horror, supernatural films from Russia and Czechoslovakia. All 3 films released on blu-ray by @deafcrocodile.bsky.social
Your enjoyment may vary depending on if you're interested in foreign folk tales, like I am.
Your enjoyment may vary depending on if you're interested in foreign folk tales, like I am.