Artist in Person Local filmmaker Nathaniel Dorksy is known to lovers of experimentalfilm for his exquisite, meticulously composed films. Reveling in thepossibilities of the medium itself, he finds beauty in the act of observing, bothby filmmaker and film viewer. He describes his newest film, Triste: "Duringthe Bronze Age a variety of sanctuaries were built for curative purposes. One ofthe principal activities was transformative sleep. This montage psalm speaks tothat tradition." In Pneuma, shown tonight in a revised version, the imagescome from outdated film stock processed without being exposed. "A world isrevealed that is alive with the organic deterioration of film itself, the essenceof cinema in its before-image, preconceptual purity." In Alaya, "sand,wind, and light intermingle with the emulsions. The viewer is the star."Stan Brakhage termed it "little short of a miracle!" Nathaniel Dorskyhas written film notes and curated programs for PFA over many years.