Plot Summary:This traditional film by a legend of experimental filmmaking offers a quiet testimony to autumn in San Francisco, as the rhythm and texture of the images create a melody. The ephemeral camera and meticulous editing give rise to introspective images with a focus on light and the fragile movement of visual fragments of intimately familiar surroundings.
Shot in San Francisco from autumn of last year through the winter solstice, Nathaniel Dorsky's Song evinces a cool, mysterious tone as it captures the pulse (supernal at 18fps) of the city.