“Golden Hour,” which was shot at and around Riverside Park, is the third of what I’m calling my “anthropological films.” You can watch it above or click through to YouTube to see it in HD. (The series started with “Bubbles: A Consideration” and continued with “Dia de los Vivos.”) Like the other two films, this installment deals with certain glimpses of New York that most New Yorkers seem to ignore or fail to appreciate. This latest film chronicles aspects of how we live that were put into place decades ago by developer Robert Moses. (I recommend Robert A. Caro’s The Power Broker, if you’re not familiar with the subject.) But you don’t need to be know New York history to experience the film.
I plan to shoot a total of ten “anthropological films” before the end of the year. There may even be more, depending upon how deeply I plunge into these variations on a theme.
[UPDATE: I have created an “anthropological films” page for anyone who cares to chart the progress. I will update this page with additional information pertaining to the interconnected themes of these films as it becomes available.]
What’s the music?
It’s featured on the 2001: A Space Odyssey soundtrack, I think; Khachaturian’s Adagio?
(adagio from “Gayane”)
Steven Augustine for the win. Although the Kubrick connection, which I truly wasn’t thinking about, hadn’t occurred to me until I uploaded it to YouTube. (Although the version he used is in a slightly higher key so that it isn’t so depressing.)
It’s lovely Ed – I’m really enjoying these.