White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans

White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans is a documentary film produced by Heritage Film Project. The film, produced and directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley, premiered at the Virginia Historical Society[1] as part of the Official Selection at the Richmond International Film Festival,[2] and was awarded Best Short Documentary, 2015.[3][4][5] White is part of a series of biographical sketches on "artists at work" which includes the names of Ernesto Deira, Perez Celis, Andres Waissman, and Humberto Calzada. White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans premiered on PBS on Thursday, July 2.[6]

White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans
Official theatrical poster
Directed byEduardo Montes-Bradley
Produced by
StarringJohn Borden Evans
Music byAlice Parker and others
CinematographyEduardo Montes-Bradley
Distributed byAlexander Street Press Kanopy Streaming
Release date
  • March 2015 (2015-03)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Argument
Borden Evans in his atelier.

White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans explores the working artist John Borden Evans, capturing the quiet and the quotidian elements of life in Virginia's countryside. The settings for the film are the old farmhouses and surrounding rural areas of North Garden, in the vicinity of Charlottesville, which are noticeable influences in the subject matter on Borden Evans' paintings. Evans depicts rural landscapes and animals in his thickly painted works, creating texture through build-up and scrape away techniques. The title is in reference to the visual fact the production took place in the snow, white is also the prevalent base color on John Borden's paintings during the period in which the film was produced.

Quotes

I loved White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans. It made me want to sit and watch John paint sometimes. I wonder if I could shut up and not disturb him, or if he would ever consider a guest during work hours. It was a joy to be a fly on the wall for the documentary. The hymns and the singing were uplifting; the whole fill was pure and honest and John came across thoughtful and devoted. Eduardo’s film on John is a beautiful little window onto the artist’s world.

— Dave Matthews

The whole thing is so skillfully woven together -- John's quiet voice, and silence, and then the music. It creates a wonderful, wondering mood. The quiet, the subdued colors that make startling statements out of red, or green, the lovely musical background. It's just a beautiful film!

— Alice Parker

White: A season in the Life of John Borden Evans, is a close look at an intriguing couple who chartered their own course and made you envious.

— Julian Bond

The treatment of each scene mirrors the austere choice of monastic life in accord with the silence of art and its spirituality. The cautiously crafted composition, and the sensible use of light blend film and theme as one. I felt the hard-work, firm abundant and serious work which makes the film a work of art in itself, a work of art within a work of art

— Eugenio Cuttica

Distribution

White: A season in the Life of John Borden Evans is available in the academic market through Alexander Street Press and Kanopy.[7][8]

Awards
  • 4th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra: Best Documentary, 2017.[9]
  • Richmond International Film Festival, Richmond, Virginia: 1st Award. Category: Documentaries, 2015.
  • Virginia Film Festival, Official Selection, 2019.[10]

References
  1. March 1, 2015 Virginia Historical Society
  2. Virginia Film Commission
  3. International Movie Data Base
  4. Heritage Film Project
  5. Alumnus Focus: Snow, Isolation and art in the Foothills
  6. Virginia Film Commission
  7. Kanopy Official Website with description
  8. World Cat Reference
  9. 4th International Documentary Festival of Ierapetra
  10. Virginia Film Festival


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