Moments of the Unknown: September 14th - 13:11

Title: September 14th - 13:11

Medium: Super-8 film

Aspect Ratio: 4:3

Resolution: 2880 x 2160

File Type: H.264 Codec / MP4.

Comments: We headed to the airport to fly to Alaska. My friend, Helen, from college was supposed to meet us as she was just arriving from her flight as well. Before returning the rental car we waited in a parking lot nearby for almost 2 hours. At the last minute Helen cancelled and could not meet as she had to goto the doctor. She was supposed to be the portrait of the day and we had this planned for weeks. We had only 30 minutes to adapt and make a new portrait since we were going to be on a plane until the evening and would have lost light and time to find someone when we land. So we returned the car and stood outside the terminal thinking of what to do next. We were up top as Ethan was smoking the rest of the weed that was left. I was looking around, looking for an answer. I looked over the edge and saw a man in a yellow reflector sitting having lunch on the curb below. I saw how the light and shadow was placed as a V-shape. I said, what the hell, and found my way to the lower level to meet this man who obviously worked at the airport and was on a lunch break. His name was Jason. I approached him just as he got up and was heading back inside. I mentioned to him about the project we are working on, where we had been and where we are headed next. That he was sitting perfectly between the light and shadow and would invite him to be in the project. He said, what the hell, why not! So I asked him to simply walk from the darkness in to the light. To find the balance in between. Where does the shadow meet the illumination, where do they become one? What is the threshold of the boundary we cross the invisible line that separates reality from the truth. A moment in between work, patience and meditation. The time for himself for one hour each day. To make art during a lunch break. Nourishes the soul. Both his and I. And we flew into the night and landed in the dark. Thankfully I knew it was time to make the art. Before it was too late, to desperate on the other side of fear. Trusting the intuition when it knows to make a move and a movie.