Nathaniel Dorsky & Jerome Hiler: Film Offerings

Nathaniel Dorsky & Jerome Hiler: Film Offerings

August 14–29, 2026

We welcome Bay Area filmmakers Nathaniel Dorsky and Jerome Hiler, who will present four programs of their films, including Dorsky’s Hours for Jerome, Parts 1 & 2; Alaya; and Arboretum Cycle; as well as Hiler’s Words of Mercury and his latest, Careless Passage.

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  • Nathaniel Dorsky: Hours for Jerome, Parts 1 & 2, 1966–70/82

  • Nathaniel Dorsky: Abaton, 2017

  • Jerome Hiler: Words of Mercury, 2011

  • Jerome Hiler: Careless Passage, 2024

  • Jerome Hiler: Gladly Given, 1997

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  • Hours for Jerome, Parts 1 & 2

    Friday, August 14 7 PM
    Nathaniel Dorsky in Person

    Our spotlight on Nathaniel Dorsky and Jerome Hiler begins with the seasonal Hours for Jerome, Parts 1 & 2, “an arrangement of images, energies, and illuminations from daily life” (Dorsky), and two early sound films, A Fall Trip Home and Summerwind.

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  • Five Films by Nathaniel Dorsky

    Sunday, August 16 1:30 PM
    Nathaniel Dorsky in Person

    Nathaniel Dorsky presents a selection of five films from his extensive body of work, including the dancelike Sarabande (2008) and the magical and ineffable Alaya (1987).

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  • Four Films by Jerome Hiler

    Friday, August 21 7 PM
    Jerome Hiler in Person

    Jerome Hiler presents four films, including an early work, Gladly Given (1997); Words of Mercury (2011); and his most recent film, Careless Passage (2024).

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  • Arboretum Cycle

    Saturday, August 29 3 PM
    Nathaniel Dorsky in Person

    Dorsky’s complete Arboretum Cycle, films (in the artist’s words) “on a single subject, and that subject would be the light.” “The experience of watching the Arboretum Cycle in its entirety is in some very large sense stunning” (Max Goldberg).

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