Art touches every day in profound ways, bringing us closer to our nature, our memories, our humanity, and to each other.
Note: On the 8th Day is the winner of the Best Animated Short Award this year.
For single cellular organisms, life likely begins and ends without a moment for reflection. It’s a didinium eat paramecium world. Retired epidemiologist Deb Kapell, however, immortalizes these tiny creatures with her microscopy art. Forbidden Pond (13 minutes) accompanies Deb while she pursues her hobby and creates her own meaning of life through the relationships she builds with microscopic inhabitants of this world. Forbidden Pond is a celebration of both science and artistry, and appreciates natural beauty that is both accessible and inaccessible.
Director's Bio:
Eric Jenkins-Sahlin is a film editor, cinematographer and director based in Brooklyn, NY. His most recent short doc Forbidden Pond has played at festivals including DocNYC, Big Sky, Woods Hole, and Bend, and won the Outstanding Documentary Award at Art of Brooklyn Film Fest. Eric’s other film and photography work has been featured in The New Yorker, the Guardian, Vice, AdWeek, Roads & Kingdoms, and in Spike Lee’s NYC EPICENTERS documentary series. Eric was a Fulbright Scholar to China and a UnionDocs Summer Documentary Lab fellow. He is also the Director of the Brooklyn Documentary Club and a member of Filmshop.
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereWest Coast Premiere
- DirectorEric Jenkins-Sahlin
Art touches every day in profound ways, bringing us closer to our nature, our memories, our humanity, and to each other.
Note: On the 8th Day is the winner of the Best Animated Short Award this year.
For single cellular organisms, life likely begins and ends without a moment for reflection. It’s a didinium eat paramecium world. Retired epidemiologist Deb Kapell, however, immortalizes these tiny creatures with her microscopy art. Forbidden Pond (13 minutes) accompanies Deb while she pursues her hobby and creates her own meaning of life through the relationships she builds with microscopic inhabitants of this world. Forbidden Pond is a celebration of both science and artistry, and appreciates natural beauty that is both accessible and inaccessible.
Director's Bio:
Eric Jenkins-Sahlin is a film editor, cinematographer and director based in Brooklyn, NY. His most recent short doc Forbidden Pond has played at festivals including DocNYC, Big Sky, Woods Hole, and Bend, and won the Outstanding Documentary Award at Art of Brooklyn Film Fest. Eric’s other film and photography work has been featured in The New Yorker, the Guardian, Vice, AdWeek, Roads & Kingdoms, and in Spike Lee’s NYC EPICENTERS documentary series. Eric was a Fulbright Scholar to China and a UnionDocs Summer Documentary Lab fellow. He is also the Director of the Brooklyn Documentary Club and a member of Filmshop.
- Runtime13 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUSA
- PremiereWest Coast Premiere
- DirectorEric Jenkins-Sahlin