Synopsis

Here's the current synopsis for "The There There":

"The There There" is an experimental narrative feature film about a man named Ben White, an at one time well known experimental filmmaker who, faced with having a child unexpectedly in his early 20s, decides to put his artistic desires on hold and purchases an old repertory movie theatre with his friend and business partner, Zach.

Now, in his early 30s, Ben is confronted with Zach deciding to move on to other pursuits and get out of the business. Ben is now suddenly forced to handle the work load alone, while still trying to raise a young family. Ben juggles being a young Dad and husband, projectionist and free thinker all while dealing with an increasing desire to return to the world of making his own films instead of just projecting
others.

After keeping his increased work load to himself, his wife finally discovers that Zach hasn't simply been "on vacation" and Ben is running the entire operation himself, alone, 7 days a week. After immense pressure from his family Ben reluctantly decides to hire some help - a young art student named Sarah - who's youth, enthusiasm and dynamic relationship with her own filmmaker boyfriend helps him
realize what direction he needs to go in to feel whole again.

While the above is, basically, the plot of the film, it will very much be stylistically informed by the filmmaker's own experimental film background,
drawing on influences like Stan Brakhage, Michael Snow, Maya Deren, Kenneth Anger, Jean-Luc Godard and Luis Bunuel, with some surrealistic dream sequences, film-within-a-film diversions, hand painted film interludes and more lyrical, plotless passages.