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The work of Michael Maglaras & Terri Templeton

The Hague: Visible Silence European Premiere Photos

Filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton at The Hague, April 2, 2009. On April 2, 217 Films documentary Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet made its European premiere. Check out photos HERE. The Decorative and Fine Arts Society of the Hague presented this film at The American School of the Hague. This film returns […]

Cape Split, Maine: Location Scout for John Marin Film

Today, the 217 Films crew was on location in Cape Split, Maine storyboarding and blocking shots for 217 Films new documentary: John Marin: Let the Paint Be Paint!. View photo gallery HERE. Director Michael Maglaras and executive producer Terri Templeton worked with director of photography Phil Cormier, lighting director Jayson Labozo, and storyboard artist Jay […]

217 Films Begins Production on John Marin Film

Next week, 217 Films begins production on its new film John Marin: Let the Paint Be Paint. Michael Maglaras, Terri Templeton and the production crew will be in Addison, Maine location scouting, storyboarding, and finalizing the shot list. Shooting begins this spring. Read more about this new film HERE.

New Screening: National Gallery of Art

Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet will be shown at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC on Saturday, July 11. This documentary was written, narrated, and directed by Michael Maglaras of 217 Films. More detail coming soon.

Save the date! Thursday, April 23

Thursday, April 237:00 PMColby College Museum of ArtGiven AuditoriumWaterville, Maine In celebration of the Alex Katz Foundation’s recent gift of six paintings by Marsden Hartley to the Colby Museum’s collection, the museum presents Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet (2008, 58 mins.), a documentary written, narrated, and directed by Michael Maglaras of 217 Films. […]

April 2: European Premiere of Visible Silence

217 Films documentary Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet makes its European premiere! The Decorative and Fine Arts Society of the Hague is proud to present this film at The American School of the Hague on April 2, 2009. This screening marks the first time this new work by Connecticut filmmakers Michael Maglaras and […]

Gloucester Daily Times

“We are on a crusade to bring Hartley to life, and to inspire others to take pride in our collective American art experience,” Maglaras said in a phone interview. “The combination of a great painter and a wonderful writer is not one you find all the time — and Hartley was both. He was not […]

New Documentary on Painter John Marin Announced

STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT (Feb. 1, 2009) — 217 Films and independent filmmakers Michael Maglaras and Terri Templeton announce their new film about one of the most important painters of the American experience, John Marin. Scheduled for release in the early winter of 2009, “John Marin: Let the Paint Be Paint!” will employ more than 40 paintings […]

Can you really make a film about a painter?

Free lecture at Montserrat College of ArtThursday, February 1211:30 a.m. “Can you really make a film about a painter? The making of Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet” Presented by filmmaker Michael Maglaras of 217 Films. From research and writing to selecting and shooting images, this lecture gives a behind the scenes look at […]