A Brush with Silence

An inspiring film:
http://j-laf.org/mojikaku2010/

This writing performance originated from “ A Brush with Silence”, an idea developed by Brody Neuenschwander.

Comments

Keith Bolton said…
What a wonderful film. Thanks for posting the link.
September 2, 2011 at 7:38 PM
Gemma Black said…
Thanks Kieth. I have just posted Brody's original performance in Bruge. Enjoy! gb
September 6, 2011 at 4:25 PM
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