This Thursday: Visible Silence at Colby College
The Colby College Museum of Art presents the Maine-made documentary “Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet,” which illuminates the life and work of American master Marsden Hartley. Thursday, April 237:00 p.m. Given Auditorium at the Colby College Museum of Art5600 Mayflower Hill DriveWaterville, Maine FREE and open to the public. “Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, […]
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.
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 […]
Visible Silence – Naples Daily News
“Sensitive…elegiac…insightful.” ~ Donald Miller, Naples Daily News Don’t miss Marsden Hartley: American Modern at the Naples Museum of Art in Naples, Florida. This show ends January 11, 2008. 217 Films documentary Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet has been included as part of the exhibit to give patrons a multi-media experience of Hartley’s life […]
Screening Scheduled: February 12, 2009
WHAT: Screening of 217 Films new documentary:Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and PoetWritten, narrated, and directed by Michael MaglarasWHEN: Thursday, February 12, 2009 WHERE: The Cape Ann Community Cinema267 East Main StreetGloucester, Massachusetts 01930TEL: 978-309-8448 COST: $8.50 Adults $7 Seniors and Students MORE: Filmmaker Michael Maglaras will introduce the documentary and answer questions following the […]
Visible Silence – Recent Press
Here’s a sampling of some of the stories that ran when 217 Films new documentary Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet toured Maine this fall. August 21, 2008 — The Ellsworth AmericanMaine MasterBy Jacqueline Weaver September 26, 2008 — Lewiston Sun JournalHartley film premiers: Baldacci declares Marsden Hartley DayBy Daniel Hartill October 23, 2008 […]
New Documentary about Marsden Hartley
217 Films new film Visible Silence: Marsden Hartley, Painter and Poet illuminates the life and work of world-renowned painter Marsden Hartley. Written, directed, and narrated by Michael Maglaras Visible Silence is the first documentary ever made about this father of American Modernism. Released in Sept. 2008, Visible Silence made its world premiere on Sept. 25 […]