New Shores

NEW SHORES is a sister film to IN THE STONE HOUSE in many ways Like the latter film it consists of earlier footage edited in recent years It could be seen as a sequel to IN THE STONE HOUSE especially since it begins with a crosscountry journey to the West Coast where I settled and concludes with a visit in 1987 to the stone house in rural New Jersey Even though there is some sort of time line that can be imagined the film stands on its own It is simply a series of episodes that touch upon facets of living in a new area with new weather new people new identities and stubborn old fears The Bolex camera goes to work across landscapes and living areas workplaces and gatherings A dance of images can beauty partner with dread and death Its a film of the coexistences that percolate beneath the surface of ordinary events A film of useless hopes and baseless fears