I am so happy to announce that "Beacons of Light: New York Illuminated" has been selected to compete in this year's Milano Super 8 Film Festival Official Competition.
The International Film Festival will take place on November 12th and 13th in Milan, Italy.
Beacons of Light will be competing in a program of 50 films from around the world and will screen both Saturday and Sunday.
November 12 & 13, 2011
Milano Super 8 Film Festival
CIne - Teatro Sant' Andrea
Via Crema 22
Milano, Italy
I'm very happy to post that my short film, Beacons of Light: New York Illuminated was screened on Saturday, October 22nd at the 9th Annual Flicker Spokane Film Festival in Spokane, Washington.
The festival featured a diverse selection of films and I'm thrilled that Beacons of Light was included among them.
"Beacons of Light: New York Illuminated" is featured in MUSEUMS THREE, a beautiful collection of double newspapers, screenprinted supplements, prints and books published by MUSEUMS PRESS, an independent publishing house based in Manchester, UK, founded in June 2009 by Jess Higgins.
A short poem I wrote about a favorite painting was included as well and is posted below.
Boulevard Montmartre at Night, 1897 Camille Pissarro
MUSEUMS THREE is the fourth Museums Press release and the third in a line of multi-part, compilation style packages. It contains two newspapers, two booklets, one risograph print, one photographic print and one screenprinted comic supplement.
Visit the Museums Press blog, MU*see*UMS.
Beacons of Light: New York Illuminated is a short film I made that captures over 80 illuminated locations across the five boroughs of New York City.
I used a vintage Canon 518 Super 8 camera and shot on Kodak Tri-X Black & White Reversal film.
Coney Island, New York
The film is accompanied by Johnny Cash’s iconic love song, "I Walk the Line."
Filmed over 88 days, every frame was shot only within the 20 minutes of available light before sunrise or nightfall commonly referred to as "magic hour." Over 80 images were captured from 28 neighborhoods, 20 landmarks, 14 parks, 15 Broadway marquees, 12 clocks, 9 bridges and 5 boroughs while utilizing 17 subway lines.
While editing "Beacons of Light", several locations that appear in the film have either relocated, transformed or disappeared. They include the Cheyenne Diner, The P&G Bar & Grille, the New York Magazine Building Clock and the former New York Times globe lights and digital clock from the West 43rd Street location.
New York Times Building Globe Light
This week, I had the tremendous honor of receiving the kindest words from graphic design icon and beloved champion of New York, Milton Glaser.
Mr. Glaser's elegant words regarding my short film, Beacons of Light: New York Illuminated, are a gift I will cherish forever.
Visit Milton Glaser's studio.
Milton Glaser receiving The National Medal of Arts from President Obama on February 25th, 2010
"I Love New York" logo, Milton Glaser 1973
Bob Dylan poster, Milton Glaser 1966
HONORING THOSE WHO BREATHE LIFE INTO THIS TOWN
Attended the 116th Annual Meeting of The Municipal Art Society of New York last night.
There was a great deal of hope in the air and speeches were filled with exciting ideas and sustainable plans for the future of New York and it's citizens.
ANOTHER JEWEL
Walked past Carnegie Hall along 57th Street this evening. Under a dripping scaffolding, in the near dark, was a tiny book sale. Paid two dollars for one of my favorite plays, The Odd Couple. Read it cover to cover, made the sound cue list and dreaming of staging it...
ANOTHER TREASURE FOUND AT A NY SIDEWALK BOOK SALE
I felt drawn to this book sale on Saturday and crossed a very busy avenue to glance over the collection. Found several special titles, among them a novel by Louis Auchincloss.
A BREEZY SUNDAY MORNING
Had the pleasure of meeting with visual artist and musician, Tae Won Yu, for a casual photo shoot.
BY BRIDGE AND BY HIGHWAY
Due to a delivery mishap, I found myself traveling across boroughs, highways and bridges by foot and in two cabs.
After a year and a half of work, boxes of Beacons of Light sit in my apartment, neatly wrapped in cellophane. Will unpack these boxes at the speed of light.
Hundreds of Empire State Buildings illuminated in blue.
Just wanted to share my favorite New Yorker cover of all time.
I took this photograph while standing next to the neon Pepsi sign in Hunters Point, Queens.FOUND NOTES FROM 88 DAY SHOOT - THIS LOCATION LIST WAS AMONG THEM:AstoriaBattery ParkBay RidgeBoweryBrooklyn HeightsBronxCentral ParkChelseaChinatownConey IslandDumboEast River ParkEast VillageFinancial DistrictFlushingFort LeeFulton LandingGreenpointGreenwich VillageHarlemHell's KitchenHunters PointHobokenJersey CityLiberty IslandLittle ItalyLong Island CityLower East SideMadison Square ParkMurray HillPeck SlipPike SlipRiverside ParkRoosevelt IslandStaten IslandStaten Island FerrySutton PlaceTheater DistrictThrogs NeckUpper East SideUpper West SideWashington HeightsWashington Square ParkWeehawkenWhitestone
