Video: “Hope” by Emily Dickinson | A Film by Robert Isenberg
“Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -
And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -
I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.
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“Hope” is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson.
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The Archive Remix Film Festival provides an opportunity for local and international filmmakers to create unique 3-minute shorts using materials from the Rhode Island Historical Society’s Moving Image and Audio Collections (MIAC). For the 2021 festival, creators were provided access to over 300 minutes of footage from the 20th Century to select as (at least) 75% of the content of their short film. The first annual ARFF was held in September 2021, featuring three screenings in three locations across the state. RIHS Source Footage: *Dateline RI – Cape Verdean Chair Dance (1976) – https://youtu.be/2H1kl1frNKg *Indian Pow-Wow (1961) – https://youtu.be/VL33uFTtjlE *Hurricane Carol (1954) – https://youtu.be/0RLzR9hl4do *In the Field: Providence District Nurses Association (1953) – https://youtu.be/bfCZ5cmoRuI *Lighthouse (1970s) – https://youtu.be/Y0t2SZdcjXw *Newport Bridge (1967) – https://youtu.be/hGlQwZQ6P7c *Tuna Fleet (c. 1954) – https://youtu.be/Hg94X9Rc_T0
Directed by Robert Isenberg
Running time: 2 minutes
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Robert Isenberg is a freelance writer, playwright, photographer, stage performer, and documentary filmmaker. He is a past recipient of the Brickenridge Fellowship, McDowell Scholarship, Trespass Residency, and two Golden Quill Awards. He earned his MFA in Creative Writing from Chatham University, where he served as Whitford Fellow, the program’s highest honor. Originally from Vermont, he lived in Pittsburgh for 16 years. For two years he lived in Costa Rica, where he served as a staff writer for The Tico Times. He freelances widely and teaches for numerous institutions, including Arizona State University. Robert was recently named the newest contributing editor for Providence Monthly. He is now based in his native New England.
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Thank you. Perfect for sitting in Denver airport at 5 am watching people with masks pulled below their noses and hoping I won’t carry a virus to loved ones.
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I know what you mean, Barbara. I think about the virus I’m carrying constantly.
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