Letter to the Editor
A film built entirely from photographs clipped from “The New York Times” is Alan Berliner’s personal reflection and an elegy to the printed newspaper. The collage blends solemnity with visual imagination, contemplating the passage of time, aging, and change in the digital era. Composed of images collected from “The New York Times”, Berliner’s film serves as both a personal meditation and a tribute to the print edition in an increasingly digital world. Having collected photographs since 1980, he employs his signature collage style to examine the newspaper and its significance. The film combines gravity with visual fantasy, presenting a lament of the Boomer generation over the end of an era while reflecting on the passage of time, aging, adapting to change, and striving to remain informed and engaged in challenging and uncertain times.
