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In Pursuit of Silence from transcendental media on Vimeo.
“Many poets are not poets for the same reason that many religious men
are not saints: they never succeed in being themselves… They never
become the man or the artist who is called for by all the circumstances
of their individual lives. …They wear out their minds and bodies in a
hopeless endeavor to have somebody else’s experiences or write somebody
else’s poems.”
— Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation
“…reminiscent of seeing 1982’s Koyaanisqatsi for the first time… Shen’s In Pursuit of Silence incessantly inspires and sometimes takes the breath away and can even accomplish both at once.” -Austin Chronicle
In Pursuit of Silence is a meditative exploration of our relationship with silence, sound and the impact of noise on our lives. Beginning with an ode to John Cage’s ground-breaking composition 4’33”, In Pursuit of Silence takes us on an immersive cinematic journey around the globe– from a traditional tea ceremony in Kyoto, to the streets of the loudest city on the planet, Mumbai during the wild festival season – and inspires us to experience silence and celebrate the wonders of our world.
“Replete with imagery that shimmers with the kind of almost otherworldly wonder one might associate with a Terrence Malick movie… This film does more than just tell a story, it testifies to the sheer loveliness of anything — everything — when drenched in silence.” -The Huffington Post
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