Lost and Found (2013)

Jennings shot the original footage of a ride on the Staten Island Ferry in 1983 and rediscovered it in 2013 when it was screened at the New York Film Festivals Views from the Avant Garde As is typical of Jennings work the film mines every aesthetic possibility in a quotidian situation In this case his eyes are drawn to the motion of the boat in relation to the scenery outside its windows to the characters of individuals and their relationships to one another and the sheer visual and emotional beauty of it all The passengers on their daily commute remain unaware of the splendor Jennings seesand makes us see Karen Treanor