WHITE SWAN FILMS.   ARTIST STATEMENT

"When I see the blindness and the wretchedness of man, when I regard the whole silent universe and man without light, left to himself and, as it were, lost in this corner of the universe, without knowing who has put him there, what he has come to do, what will become of him at death, and incapable of all knowledge, I become terrified, like a man who should be carried in his sleep to a dreadful desert island and should awake without knowing where he is and without means of escape.” —Pensées [693] by Blaise Pascal (1660)

As filmmakers, we find the exploration of the human condition a most fulfilling endeavor. To delve into such a journey is to question the origin, meaning, and finality of mankind. This examination inevitably elicits questions related to our human nature. Who are we? Why do we act, react, and interact the way we do? Are the contradictions of our nature inescapably predetermined by fate? Is there even, in the end, a universal commonality that defines our species? If so, why are there different races, cultures, and ideologies?


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