White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans

White
Directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Produced by Soledad Liendo
Starring John Borden Evans
Music by Alice Parker
Cinematography Eduardo Montes-Bradley
Distributed by Alexander Street Press
Release dates
  • March 2015 (2015-03)
Running time
 30 minutes
Country United States
Language English

White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans is a documentary film produced by Heritage Film Project. The film, produced and directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, premiered at the Virginia Historical Society[1] during the Richmond International Film Festival,[2] and was awarded Best Short Documentary, 2015.[3][4][5] "White" is part of a series of biographical sketches on "artists at work" which includes the names of Ernesto Deira, Perez Celis, Andres Waissman, and Humberto Calzada. "White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans” premiered on PBS on Thursday, July 2.[6]

Argument

Borden Evans in his atelier in Virginia. Production Still.

White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans explores the working artist John Borden Evans, capturing the quiet and the quotidian elements of life in Virginia's countryside. The settings for the film are the old farmhouses and surrounding rural area of North Garden, in the vicinity of Charlottesville, which are noticeable influences in the subject matter on Borden Evans’ paintings. Evans depicts rural landscapes and animals in his thickly painted works, creating texture through build up and scrape away techniques. The title is in reference to the visual fact the production took place in the snow, white is also the prevalent base calor on John Borden’s paintings during the period in which the film was produced.

“White: A season in the Life of John Borden Evans, is a close look at an intriguing couple who chartered their own course and made you envious.”

— Julian Bond, Washington, DC

The film begins with a narration in off by the protagonist while the camera explores the interior of his 19th-century farmhouse. Intimacy and a particular emphasis in interior are a constant defining the work and spiritual life of Borden Evans. White is available through Alexander Street Press and Kanopy.

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