This is a short film about silence and loss. I've been a Prince fan since I saw the 1999 video on TV in about 1983. A lot of my spare time in the 80s was spent listening to his music or trying to get money so that I could buy more music. Favorite Prince song: too many to choose from... Kiss... Joy in Repetition... Beautiful, Loved and Blessed... 319... Style... The Exodus Has Begun... many many more.
I’ve been asked a few times about the meaning of the film. I wanted to make a personal statement about my relationship with Prince’s music, on vinyl. As the 7”s, 12”s and LPs were repeatedly played throughout the 80s, they all picked up scratches and pops. Those sounds became a part of the music, and the gaps before, between and after. Sounds that are unique to my vinyl and that I came to know as much as the music. I wanted the film to have a meditative atmosphere which will hopefully become emotionally resonant for the viewer. Grief, absence, loss and silence and our inability to articulate all of these emotions adequately.
