A Film by
Zahra Partovi
“If his music is soft, it is so that we can hear it, not only with our ears, but with our mind and soul”
Softly - A GIANT STEP is a short, abstract/experimental film focusing on the music of American modernist composer Morton Feldman 1926-1987. Without any attempt at documentation, this memory-like film, makes a sweeping journey through the composer's sounds, and places where these sounds were created. Two works by Feldman are heard throughout the film: Selections from "For John Cage" and fragments from "Neither". Some words by Feldman are also heard woven into the music.
Tiffany DuMouchelle, soprano. Myra Hinrichs, violin. Shi An, piano
Voiceover: Vincent FitzGerald
Cinematography: Peter Fernberger, William Keller, Paul Reuter
Editing: Michael Grenadier Sound Design: Scott Lehrer
Duration: 30 Minutes. Color: Black & White. Released: 23 November 2017
Watch the full film*:
* A version of this film is available to download for screening to an audience. For details contact Chris Villars: chris@cnvill.net
Watch the trailer:
[ mfsoftly-trailer.mov ] [ mfsoftly-trailer.mp4 ]
Watch The Making of SOFTLY - A GIANT STEP:
[ mf-making-of-softly.mov ] [ mf-making-of-softly.mp4 ]
Read an interview focusing on Softly - A GIANT STEP: mf-zpcv-interview.pdf
Watch other films by Zahra Partovi: vimeo.com/user7300551/videos