Silent Conversations (1999).
I was brought into this world by an artist... a special teacher who taught me to see the magical colors of life. With time, I learned to read the secret messages and thoughts hidden in the infinite layers of paint that live and breath on the canvas. "Silent Conversations" is a glimpse into this artist' s moment of creation as we communicate silently through the media in which we work.
Vanessa Briceño. (Filmmaker)
"Silent Conversations"was written for a short poetic documentary about a filmmaker's relationship with her mother's paintings. The combination of the cello's singing qualities, with the poetic imagery of the film was meant to evoke the meditative, introverted process an artist may go through when involved in her creative space. The piece has two distinctive moods; one is very nostalgic and contemplative, while the other is brighter with a dance-like quality. An interwoven dialogue between the three media echoes the strong artistic connection the three of us share.
Efraín Amaya
"Silent Conversations" have been screened at Film Festivals in the U.S and at venues such as the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (San Francisco, CA), the Glenride Performing Arts Center (Sarasota, FL), and The American Pavilion during the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.