Werner Nekes and Dore O. visited Sarah Lawrence College when I was an student there in 1971. While of course I recall their Jum Jum, I was more taken by Dore O.’s Kaldalon, an exquisite “landscape” film, shot during their recent travels in Iceland. Both were still rapturously enthusiastic about Iceland. I’ve wanted to visit the Iceland of that film ever since. I think the closest (in luminance and spirit) I ever got was in the high Andes of central Ecuador. Both Nekes and Dore O. were sweet, gracious and giving individuals, most generous with their time with eager young filmmakers. To expand a bit this eulogistic thread, Nekes and Dore O. came to Sarah Lawrence thanks to Howard Guttenplan, who brought a number of prominent filmmakers, all of whom played significant roles in the education of the two film students interested in Avant-Garde work.
Bob Harris
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