Art Kid Media
Afterlife film poster
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A short film written and directed by Charles Scott Bell

Afterlife

In a near-future where grief can be outsourced, a bereaved artist considers a new outpatient procedure: an AI implant that can copy her mind, replace her with a digital copy, and spare her loved ones the pain of loss.

23 minutes. 2026. Now touring festivals.
Official Selection, Speculative Film Fest 2026
Official Selection, Worldcon 2026
Official Selection, Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival 2026
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Carter Country still: a 1976 campaign crowd
GUEST WORK

Carter Country

Feature documentary on Jimmy Carter's 1976 election.

Director of Photography: Charles Scott Bell
Camera Operator: Brian Jackson
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In development

Tallahassee

A feature film. More soon.

Selected work

Field notes

Writing on film, process, and North Florida.

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Art Kid Media is an independent film company in Tallahassee, Florida, led by Charles Scott Bell (IMDb, opens in a new tab).

We grew out of the local art and music scenes and now we make features, shorts, documentaries, promotional videos and ads, campaign films, and the occasional music video. Always made by hand, close to home, usually with friends.

Commissions and collaborations: scott@artkid.media

Occasional updates:

Behind the scenes

Crew and a green canoe in the woods on the Afterlife shoot Crew on a cypress swamp dock, seen through the trees Camera and dolly track in a studio hung with paintings Hand lettering going up on a gallery wall Crew carrying gear down a brick path A light and crew in an office hallway Crew rigging a lakeside dock through cypress trees Art department at work among paintings and props Cypress trees at dusk on location
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