The Gift of Time: Alan Berliner and his Process – Part I
“I have hundreds of file cabinet drawers filled with all sorts of things” – Alan Berliner
Three-time NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow Alan Berliner (Film ’85, ‘91, ‘99) is a filmmaker and media artist. Following his recent film, First Cousin Once Removed (2012), Berliner is currently working on a new project about photojournalism. After devotedly cutting out articles and photographs from The New York Times for the past 35 years—accumulating a vast archive of information and imagery—it’s time for him to finally figure out why…
NYFA fiscally sponsored artist Benita Raphan has conducted a series of interviews with Berliner to explore his creative process in the podcast series The Gift of Time: Alan Berliner and his Process.
Berliner’s films Intimate Stranger (1991) and Nobody’s Business (1996) will be screened at the New York Jewish Film Festival at Lincoln Center on January 24 at 3:00 PM. Emerging and active filmmakers and film enthusiasts alike will find his Master Class of interest too on January 24 at 6:00 PM.
Listen to Part 1: Acting at the Speed of Thought.
Listen to Part II: Cutting Photographs Out of the Newspaper.
Listen to Part III: Architect’s Handwriting.
Listen to Part IV: 16mm Motion Picture Film.
Listen to Part V: Indelible Memories.
– Mara Vlatkovic, Digital Communications Officer
Image credit: Alan Berliner in his studio, photo credit: Benita Raphan
Podcast credit: Sound Design / Mix Ted Gannon, Executive Producer for SuperExploder Meredith Nazzaro, Mixed at SuperExploder, Announcer Juan Aceves Navarro, Audio Recorded at Sound Lounge
