The Miraculous

An imaginary portrait of the performance artist Bas Jan Ader's final days. Ader was a Dutch performance artist who was lost at sea in 1975, while he was attempting to cross the ocean during a performance called, In Search of the Miraculous. Ader, (Josh Elrod) travels through the desert of the American West, and joins forces with a fever dream companion (John Earl Jelks) and they make their way to the ocean where they perform Ader's final, miraculous performance. The film is set in Southern California.

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Duration:

12 minutes

Year:

2014

Director:

Brent Stewart

Cast:
Joshua Elrod

Bas

John Earl Jelks

Man from the Desert

Larry Lane

Truck Driver

Crew:
Brent Stewart

Director

Laurel Nakadate

Director