THE LICHTENBERG EFFECT

SYNOPSIS

A structural essay linking the surveillance methods of the Stasi and the NYPD’s secret “Red Squad”—until the archival lens turns contemporary, revealing how the paranoid machinery of the Cold War lives on in today’s front-door camera feeds.

SCREENINGS

Jihlava International Film Festival - World Premiere, Fascinations - October 2026 (Czech Republic)

DETAILS

Produced 2026
Documentary Short
Germany
10’ B&W
1080P
DCP/Quicktime ProRes

THE CREW

Directed by
Scott Calonico

Written by
Scott Calonico

Produced by
Scott Calonico
Ted Glick

Editing
Nathan McGinty

Executive Producer
Jeffrey J. Radice

THE TEAM

Scott Calonico is an award-winning director who has premiered documentary shorts at Sundance, Tribeca and Hot Docs, among other festivals. In 2021, he was commissioned by The New Yorker to write, direct and produce Catwoman vs. The White House, which premiered on The New Yorker website in February 2022.

Ted Glick has been producing corporate training, marketing video and advertising copy for twenty years. His first forays into entertainment have been productive.

Glick and Calonico first began working together on films, starting serving as various crew members on Tommy Pallotta’s (Producer, A Scanner Darkly) first feature, The High Road. They then collaborated on Calonico’s first narrative short, The Collegians Are Go!! (Microcinefest Award - Best Psychotronic Film).