A 16mm music video for “Lake Alan," the first movement of Michael Stephen Brown's piano work “Four Lakes For Children.” This work was written at Yaddo, where Michael and I first met as fellow artists-in-residence. Inspired by Yaddo's history, we reimagine the story of its founders as an 1878 home movie on a winter day.
Credits
Runtime: 1:45
Languages: English (no dialogue)
16mm, B&W, Stereo
Directed, Cinematography by
Angeline Gragasin
Edited by
Angeline Gragasin & Michael Stephen Brown
Featuring
Michael Stephen Brown
Angeline Gragasin
Samson Weiss
"Lake Alan"
Composed & Performed by
Michael Stephen Brown
Languages: English (no dialogue)
16mm, B&W, Stereo
Directed, Cinematography by
Angeline Gragasin
Edited by
Angeline Gragasin & Michael Stephen Brown
Featuring
Michael Stephen Brown
Angeline Gragasin
Samson Weiss
"Lake Alan"
Composed & Performed by
Michael Stephen Brown
Filmed in Gardiner, NY, USA in 2025
Special Thanks to
Orion Weiss & Shirley Gherson
The New York Public Library Special Collections
Yaddo
Orion Weiss & Shirley Gherson
The New York Public Library Special Collections
Yaddo
Screenings
2026
The Rose Studio at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York
Behind-The-Scenes
Learn more about the making of this film here
