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A sketch inspired by something Nathaniel Dorsky on A sketch inspired by something Nathaniel Dorsky once said about his early films; he described them as "prenatal" with a womb-like quality, the world before language shaped everything we see and experience. See more monthly sketches at patreon.com/patrickshen (link in bio). #sketch
Hey NYC: I'm coming to Gotham Week with @brandonve Hey NYC: I'm coming to Gotham Week with @brandonvedder & @fireglorypictures to chat it up about my new project Film1/ASAP. See you soon. #film1asap #gothamweek2022 @thegotham
Landers, CA // August 2022 🙏🏼 @joshuatreeesc Landers, CA // August 2022 🙏🏼 @joshuatreeescapes
Pasadena, CA // August 2022 Pasadena, CA // August 2022
"If nothing but the bright side of characters shou "If nothing but the bright side of characters should be shown, we should sit down in despondency, and think it utterly impossible to imitate them in anything. The sacred writers... related the vicious as well as the virtuous actions of men; which had this moral effect, that it kept mankind from despair." -Samuel Johnson
It's been a privilege to know this fine human for It's been a privilege to know this fine human for over a decade, let alone work with him on a few occasions (he was kind enough to consult on two of my films). I've never been more taken with another person's work as I have been with Nathaniel Dorsky's films & writings, which have taught me so much about cinema as a consciousness and it's potential to be a "wisdom form". So much so that I once flew to the NY Film Festival to see a complete retrospective of his work where I watched 37(?) films in the span of 4 days (full story on Patreon). So grateful for every chance I get to hang with him but this time, to be asked if I wanted to see 2 of his latest 16mm films was epic.
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"Every photo is the first frame of a movie.” -Wi "Every photo is the first frame of a movie.” -Wim Wenders
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