Encounters in Light (2020)
Encounters in Light is the poetic documentation of two artists, friends, and lovers. The film eschews any biographical structure and instead looks at the ways these two artists are bound by time and light. Lawrence Jordan and Joanna McClure have extensive bodies of work between them. The film interweaves Joanna’s poetry, Lawrence’s films, personal interviews, and emotive imagery to produce a sensory engagement with a long lasting friendship and artistic practice. An understanding of mortality is ever present and the film let’s that feeling permeate throughout. How does one relate to years of love, friendship, and art? How does it resonate in the present moment? In the film, there is a sense of boundlessness and understanding that indeed, time dissolves all boundaries until there is only the possibility of light.
Cast
- Joanna McClure - The Poet
- Lawrence Jordan - The Filmmaker
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Encounters in Light about?
- Encounters in Light is the poetic documentation of two artists, friends, and lovers. The film eschews any biographical structure and instead looks at the ways these two artists are bound by time and light. Lawrence Jordan and Joanna McClure have extensive bodies of work between them. The film interweaves Joanna’s poetry, Lawrence’s films, personal interviews, and emotive imagery to produce a sensory engagement with a long lasting friendship and artistic practice. An understanding of mortality is ever present and the film let’s that feeling permeate throughout. How does one relate to years of love, friendship, and art? How does it resonate in the present moment? In the film, there is a sense of boundlessness and understanding that indeed, time dissolves all boundaries until there is only the possibility of light.
- Who directed Encounters in Light?
- Encounters in Light was directed by Devin Jie Allen.
- Who stars in Encounters in Light?
- Encounters in Light stars Joanna McClure, Lawrence Jordan.
- How long is Encounters in Light?
- Encounters in Light has a runtime of 21m (21 minutes).
- What genre is Encounters in Light?
- Encounters in Light is a Documentary film.
- Where was Encounters in Light produced?
- Encounters in Light was produced in United States of America.