Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
A documentary short about renowned assemblage artist Betye Saar and the creation of her installation “Drifting Toward Twilight” for The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. This film offers a rare peek into Saar's creative process and explores her biography and inspirations via a rangy conversation with the artist's granddaughter and exhibition co-curator Sóla Saar Agustsson—adding an intergenerational aspect that's representative of Saar’s role as matriarch of a family of artists.
16 minutes, 30 seconds
Available at The Huntington and YouTube.
Directed by Kyle Provencio Reingold
Produced by Gloria S. Álvarez, Kyle Provencio Reingold
Director of Photography - Daniel Cho, Jessica Muñoz , Kyle Provencio Reingold
Editor - Neil Howard Butler
Co-Producers - Sóla Saar Agustsson, Yinshi Lerman-Tan
Animation - YAYA Studio
Production Sound Mixer - Miguel Angel Rodriguez
Post-Production Sound Mixer - Jason McDaniel, Electric Audio, Inc.
Original Motion Picture Score Composed by Joel M. Ross' Good Vibes Quintet
Color by Primary, Ale Amato
Post Production Supervision - Hubcap House
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens / Prominent Entertainment Present
A Pocho Pictures Production
Featuring Betye Saar and the Huntington Gardeners
FILMMAKER STATEMENT
When my colleague Kyle Provencio Reingold got the commission for this piece, I was excited to take on the challenge of crafting a structure that would bring balance and resonance to the various themes he was looking to explore from Betye Saar's truly remarkable life and career. In addition to editing, I also supervised the post production of this project which included managing the workflow of the color grade, titles, sound design and the final mix of an original score composed and performed by Blue Note recording artist Joel Ross.
This film is included alongside the large scale installation now on display at The Huntington in San Marino, CA. It has also screened at UrbanWorld in New York City and the 40th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.