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Illuminations

2026 · 70 min

A quiet, unhurried sit with two artists, rewarding patience with a slow sense of wonder.

Genres
Documentary
Overview
A contemplative portrait of experimental filmmakers Nathaniel Dorsky and Jerome Hiler, and their shared devotion to the art of seeing that has shaped their work, their love, and more than fifty years of life together.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Art, love, aging, identity
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism9
    Romance3
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Brandon Vedder, Patrick Shen
    Starring
    Nathaniel Dorsky, Jerome Hiler
    Runtime
    70 min
    Country
    United States of America

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