the idea for this piece came to me through the acquisition of some video gear. preparing for some future video projects, i took to local forests with friends, capturing moments of awe and interconnection. in a way, this project also came out of longing for a connection with the nature of the greater Orlando area before I left for graduate studies. film needed to be an integral part of the undertaking, as i wanted a perceptible medium to remember the nature that inspired the work. each movement of Films is accompanied by a film à clef - two each with a cherished friend, one on my owncapturing the nature of the cities in which my friends and I live. the music and, especially, the instrumentation, lend a weightless, unanchored quality to the film. overall, both mediums work together to provide the experience which i like to describe as “seeing moving pictures at a gallery” (and at one point, incredibly early on, the “gallery audience” is revealed slightly).