Mothlight NW Presents: Nathaniel Dorsky’s Hours For Jerome in 16mm

San Francisco-based filmmaker Nathaniel Dorsky has devoted the past sixty years to a body of cinematic work committed to images, poetics, and depictions of the sanctity and beauty of our natural and human worlds. Shot over the course of four years in 1966 to 1970, Hours for Jerome (1982) is composed of a series of stanzas depicting Dorsky’s daily life in Manhattan and New Jersey’s Lake Owassa alongside his partner, fellow filmmaker Jerome Hiler (for whom the film is named). Influenced by the work of John Ashbery and the Limbourg brothers, Dorsky’s films distinguish him as a uniquely visual and emotive director, marked by images of New England forests, bustling scenes of the city, and portrayals of light and shadows unlike any seen elsewhere on film.

Never-digitized, Hours for Jerome will be screened on 16mm, providing a special opportunity to see the film. Alongside Hours for Jerome, Dorsky’s three earliest and rarely-screened films will be played—Ingreen (1964), A Fall Trip Home (1964), and Summerwind (1965). A complimentary zine containing writings on the films will be available as well.