David Van Auken
DAVID VAN AUKEN Guitar
Bid Caller - Documentary Short - 2021
Auctioneer Harold Betthauser has been commanding auctions in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for over 50 years. BID CALLER is a portrait of the personalities, nostalgia, and collectibles that embody he and his wife Marilyn’s weekly estate auctions.
Milwaukee Film Festival, Wisconsin Film Festival, Eastern Oregon Film Festival
Carnatic Wave - Documentary Short - 2018
Carnatic Wave is an aural journey into the Karaikudi Veena tradition, a centuries old practice of Southern Indian classical music being carried on by a group of musicians in Portland, Oregon.
Oregon Documentary Film Festival, Hollywood Theater @ PDX Spring Residency 2019, Kansas International Film Festival
Best Original Music, Oregon Documentary Film Festival
Rattle Bones - Sliver Bullets Music Video 2025
Music Video for Pittsburgh band Rattle Bones directed and edited by David Van Auken
Musician and Sculptor Tony Furtado - Artist Spotlight - 2023
A conversation with Oregon based Artist Tony Furtado, filmed for Golden Road Arts
Filmed and Edited by David Van Auken in partnership with Golden Road Arts
Carnatic Music Performance Video
In studio veena performance, by Karaikudi Veena Tradition musicians in Portland, Oregon
Direceted and Edited by David Van Auken
To An Early Grave: Paralysis - Music Video - 2018
Directed by David Van Auken
Overstanding Food in Jamaica - Documentary Short - 2007
A DIY attempt at documenting Jamaican food and culture through the untrained lens of an anthropology student while on a trip to Portland Parish, Jamaica.
Northern Arizona University Visual Anthropology Film Festival
