{"id":2279,"date":"2014-09-13T18:34:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-13T18:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/?p=2279"},"modified":"2014-09-30T21:49:28","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T21:49:28","slug":"errol-morris-a-lightning-sketch-at-west-end-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/?p=2279","title":{"rendered":"Errol Morris: A Lightning Sketch at West End Cinema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/WestEndCinema.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2284\" src=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/WestEndCinema-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"WestEndCinema\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/WestEndCinema-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/WestEndCinema-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <em>Errol Morris: A Lightning Sketch<\/em> has now been in a couple of festivals and will hopefully be in a few more, but it is always tricky finding an audience or venue.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/THeater1_EMsign.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2288\" src=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/THeater1_EMsign-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"THeater1_EMsign\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>I think the film does something that is valuable and worthwhile.\u00a0 It gives certain insights into one of the world&#8217;s foremost documentarians and his films. To his credit, there are endless interviews with EM, but shaping them into a narrative&#8211;even an attenuated one&#8211;is something they can&#8217;t do.\u00a0 And while my interview with EM is probably 70% of the film, it is much more than that as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2298\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CMJoshLevin-e1411684761834.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2298\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2298\" src=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CMJoshLevin-e1411684761834-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"with Josh Levin\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CMJoshLevin-e1411684761834-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CMJoshLevin-e1411684761834-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">with Josh Levin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In any case, I am grateful to Josh Levin and his West End Cinema in Washington, D.C. for screening the film.\u00a0 This was its theatrical debut, and I was happy to have it here.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EMposters@WestEnd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2287\" src=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EMposters@WestEnd-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"EMposters@WestEnd\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EMposters@WestEnd-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EMposters@WestEnd-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/candy-e1411693614130.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2286\" src=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/candy-e1411693614130-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"candy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/candy-e1411693614130-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/candy-e1411693614130-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2289\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ErinFinMicahel.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2289\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2289\" src=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ErinFinMicahel-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"With Erin Finicane and Michael\u2026\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ErinFinMicahel-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ErinFinMicahel-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Erin Finicane and Michael Sappol<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was also a pleasure to be joined by friends and a former student.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2290\" style=\"width: 637px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CMwWalterF.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2290\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2290\" src=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CMwWalterF-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"with Walter Forsberg: we're working on a new project.\" width=\"627\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CMwWalterF-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.charlesmusser.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/CMwWalterF-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">with Walter Forsberg: we&#8217;re working on a new project.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Errol Morris: A Lightning Sketch has now been in a couple of festivals and will hopefully be in a few more, but it is always tricky finding an audience or venue.\u00a0 I think the film does something that is valuable and worthwhile.\u00a0 It gives certain insights into one of the world&#8217;s foremost documentarians and his 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