Object Lessons
Production Pipeline
Sprint: V2-Series-Phase-2 · Last updated: 2026-03-20
Release Timeline
The Cereal Box
September 2018 · 12 films
Telephones
February 2019 · 18 films
Balloons
November 2019 · 9 films
Eggs
June 2020 · 14 films
Milk
May 2026 · 34 films
Mirrors
May 2026 · 41 films
Cigarettes
June 2026 · 38 films
Clocks
June 2026 · 29 films
Doors
July 2026 · 47 films
Guns
July 2026 · 31 films
All Objects
| Object | Status | Films | Stages | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cereal Box | Published | 12 | out nar edi | September 14, 2018 |
| Telephones | Published | 18 | out nar edi | February 7, 2019 |
| Balloons | Published | 9 | out nar edi | November 21, 2019 |
| Eggs | Published | 14 | out nar edi | June 3, 2020 |
| Milk | Narration Complete | 34 | out nar edi | May 1, 2026 |
| Mirrors | Narration Complete | 41 | out nar edi | May 15, 2026 |
| Cigarettes | Needs Recording | 38 | out nar edi | June 1, 2026 |
| Clocks | Needs Recording | 29 | out nar edi | June 15, 2026 |
| Doors | Needs Recording | 47 | out nar edi | July 1, 2026 |
| Guns | Needs Recording | 31 | out nar edi | July 15, 2026 |
Research Queue
- Cigarettes 38 films · June 1, 2026Needs Recording
Most historically bounded object — the arc is also cinema's own arc. The cigarette disappears from films as it disappears from public life. Script complete. Waiting on recording session.
- Clocks 29 films · June 15, 2026Needs Recording
High Noon's real-time structure as anchor. Bergson vs. cinema-time. The clock as the film medium's own anxiety externalized.
- Doors 47 films · July 1, 2026Needs Recording
Largest research corpus. The door is cinema's most elemental threshold device. Structure follows threshold theory — entry, refusal, crossing, return. Script drafted, needs final pass before recording.
- Guns 31 films · July 15, 2026Needs Recording
The most fraught object — requires care with context and framing. Arc: the Western gun as mythic extension → the modern gun's desymbolization → Chigurh's bolt pistol as the endpoint of that arc.