Hello.

Arvest Pictures is an Audiovisual Production Company.

The use of both Audio and Visual(s) together or separate are the foundations of emotion at Arvest Pictures. We specialize in slow-fi projects highlighting human connection and tapping into the spirit of DIY and true independent cinema.

Arvest Pictures was founded in 2016 and created by Joshua Waldby, a NY Emmy Award Winning Cinematographer, editor, video producer, photographer, and adjunct professor located in Syracuse, NY.

“SLOW-FI” is a concept coined by poet and filmmaker Carley Parsons, the founder of The Library of Sweet Nothing. Slow-fi is an evolved idea of slow cinema + slice-of-life + lo-fi: a mix of raw, unpolished elements that bring attention to the imperfect beauty and intense brutality of everyday life.

The human connection element comes from telling real, human stories. Whether if it’s through a wedding film, a music video, a photograph, a social media post, or something else… in a world where humanity is less and less cherished, at Arvest Pictures humanity is celebrated; flaws and all. Arvest Pictures takes a strong anti-AI approach to storytelling to allow the human element of life and art to glow.