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Peter LaMastro

A Quote About Why You’re Here
10 Jul 2014

A Quote About Why You’re Here

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

Here’s a quote from writer Louise Erdrich. Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won’t either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It … Continued

Louise Erdrich, Peter LaMastro, Quotes
A Present for You – Music and Video – Brouwer’s Etude No. 1
8 Apr 2014

A Present for You – Music and Video – Brouwer’s Etude No. 1

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 4

For all of you who have donated to A Life’s Work, read the blog, liked the Facebook page, left a comment somewhere, or supported me and my work in some way, here’s a wee present for you — Leo Brouwer’s … Continued

classical guitar, Clips, Kate Schutt, Leo Brouwer, music, Peter LaMastro
I Can Hear Music
4 Mar 2011

I Can Hear Music

by David Licata | posted in: The Film | 0

For someone who studied music and plays music, I have a difficult time knowing what music to use with these moving images I capture. So much so that in my first film I didn’t use music at all, but used … Continued

Alex and Jean Turney, Arhoolie, KALX, music, Nancy Turano, Peter LaMastro, process, Tango Octogenario, WFMU
Los Angeles Times summary of A Life's Work.

Filmed over 15 years in locations throughout the US, A LIFE'S WORK is a documentary about long-term thinking, a meditation on Deep Time, a film essay about legacy.

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