Splitting the Second: The Brilliant, Eccentric Life of Eadweard Muybridge

FAIN: TR-261094-18

Inside Out Media, Inc. (Oakland, CA 94610-1839)
Marc Shaffer (Project Director: January 2018 to present)

Production of a ninety-minute documentary chronicling the life and work of the nineteenth-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge.

This is a request for an NEH production grant to support an unprecedented multi-platform documentary film and public education project on Eadweard Muybridge, the 19th century photographer who was the first to photograph an object moving faster than the eye can see, fundamentally changing our world. The documentary will reach a broad audience via festivals, theatrical release, domestic and international broadcast and/or streaming, and special public screenings, including at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania, the Kingston Museum, and the Yosemite Conservancy, which will present a special event in the park. An interactive website will provide viewers with 4D experiences, ample resources on Muybridge and his technological context, and bonus interviews. An educational symposium at Stanford and an exhibit to mark the 150th anniversary of Muybridge’s Alaska photographs are planned to build excitement and engage key audiences.

Media Coverage

‘Windows into time’: Exhibit photos depict mid-19th century Alaska Natives (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Tripp Crouse
Publication: KNBA
Date: 2/4/2019
Abstract: A blog post and NPR story on "Muybridge in Alaska: 1868" exhibition
URL: https://www.knba.org/post/windows-time-exhibit-photos-depict-mid-19th-century-alaska-natives-1

Revisiting the first outside glimpse at Alaska, 151 years later (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Hank Davis
Publication: KTUU
Date: 2/18/2019
Abstract: TV Story
URL: https://www.ktuu.com/content/news/Revisiting-the-first-outside-glimpse-at-Alaska-151-years-later--506021521.html?jwsource=fb

First photos of Southeast on display in “1868: Muybridge in Alaska” (Media Coverage)
Author(s): June Leffler
Publication: KSTK
Date: 7/18/2019
Abstract: Review of Muybridge in Alaska: 1868 in Wrangell.
URL: https://www.kstk.org/2019/07/18/first-photos-of-southeast-on-display-in-1868-muybridge-in-alaska/

Alaska, 1868: Nolan Center hosts exhibit of first known photographs of life in Southeast Alaska (Media Coverage)
Author(s):
Publication: Wrangell Sentinel
Date: 7/11/2019
Abstract: Coverage of opening of Muybridge in Alaska: 1868

southeast alaska of the 19th century revealed in new nolan center exhibit (Media Coverage)
Author(s): caleb vierkant
Publication: wrangell sentinel
Date: 7/25/2019
Abstract: news story covers exhibition in wangell
URL: https://www.wrangellsentinel.com/story/2019/07/25/news/southeast-alaska-of-the-19th-century-revealed-in-new-nolan-center-exhibit/6876.html

First Tlingit photos reflect U.S. expansion in Southeast (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Hank Davis
Publication: Chilkat Valley News
Date: 5/16/2019
Abstract: Coverage of Muybridge in Alaska: 1868 exhibition at the Sheldon Museum in Haines, Alaska
URL: https://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/story/2019/05/16/news/first-tlingit-photos-reflect-us-expansion-in-southeast/12790.html

"Exposing Muybridge" with Marc Shaffer (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Michael Merrill
Publication: Top Docs Podcast
Date: 5/9/2022
Abstract: Podcast Interview with director Marc Shaffer
URL: https://michaellouismerrill.podbean.com/e/exposing-muybridge-with-marc-shaffer/

CWC DOCS: EXPOSING MUYBRIDGE (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Cristina Venegas
Publication: Carsey-Wolf Center website
Date: 5/19/2022
Abstract: UC Santa Barbara film studies professor Cristina Venegas talks with Marc Shaffer about his film Exposing Muybridge following a screening at the Carsey-Wolf Center on the UCSB campus.
URL: https://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/pollock-events/exposing-muybridge/

A treasure trove (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Anne-Katrin Titze
Publication: Eye for Film
Date: 11/15/2021
Abstract: Mention by DOC NYC artistic director Thom Powers
URL: https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2021-11-15-doc-nyc-artistic-director-thom-powers-in-conversation-on-more-films-including-the-special-event-and-closing-night-selections-of-the-12th-edition-feature-story-by-anne-katrin-titze

Five Essential Picks at DOC NYC (Review)
Author(s): redacao
Publication: Brazilian Press
Date: 11/12/2021
Abstract: Exposing Muybridge named one of 5 essential films to see at Doc NYC
URL: https://www.brazilianpress.com/v1/2021/11/12/five-essential-picks-at-doc-nyc-2021/

WGA Awards: ‘King Richard,’ ‘CODA,’ ‘Dune’ Among Nominees in the Screenplay Categories (Media Coverage)
Author(s): TYLER COATES, KIMBERLY NORDYKE
Publication: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Date: 1/27/2022
Abstract: Exposing Muybridge receives nomination for Writers Guild Award for best documentary screenplay
URL: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/wga-awards-film-nominees-screenplay-original-adapted-documentary-1235082429/

Writers Guild Awards Keep Up Momentum for ‘CODA,’ ‘Don’t Look Up’ (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Kyle Buchanan
Publication: New York Times
Date: 3/20/2022
Abstract: Coverage of 2022 Writers Guild Award. Mentions Exposing Muybridge, winner for best documentary screenplay (theatrical)
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/20/movies/writers-guild-awards-coda-dont-look-up.html

BIFF film: ‘Exposing Muybridge’ documents the birth of moving pictures (Media Coverage)
Author(s): KIARA DEMARE
Publication: The Daily Camera
Date: 3/1/2022
Abstract: Feature article on Exposing Muybridge's inclusion in the Boulder International Film Festival
URL: https://www.dailycamera.com/2022/03/01/biff-film-exposing-muybridge-documents-the-birth-of-moving-pictures/

DocLands Entry ‘Exposing Muybridge’ Looks at a Storyteller’s Power to Filter Reality (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Michael Fox
Publication: KQED
Date: 5/5/2022
Abstract: Profile of film and director Marc Shaffer in advance of its screening at DocLands
URL: https://www.kqed.org/arts/13912887/doclands-exposing-muybridge-film-photography-truth

Half Dozen Finalists Named For $200K Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize For Film (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Matthew Carey
Publication: Deadline
Date: 8/24/2021
Abstract: News report announcing finalists for Library of Congress Lavine / Ken Burns Prize for Film.
URL: https://deadline.com/2021/08/finalists-named-library-of-congress-lavine-ken-burns-prize-for-film-news-1234821509/

New Documentary Looks to Position Photographer Eadweard Muybridge As Essential Figure (Review)
Author(s): Shanti Escalante-De Mattei
Publication: ArtNews
Date: 11/16/1983
Abstract: Review of "Exposing Muybridge", playing at DOC NYC
URL: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/artists/exposing-muybridge-documentary-review-1234610247/

EXPOSING MUYBRIDGE (2021) DOC NYC 2021 (Review)
Author(s): Steve Kopian
Publication: Unseenfilms.net
Date: 11/14/2021
Abstract: Review of Exposing Muybridge
URL: http://www.unseenfilms.net/2021/11/exposing-muybridge-2021-doc-nyc-2021.html?fbclid=IwAR03un0Eusvbms_sDsuwkyR-bYFd0dfpW37fleZb8_FllBi_zj8Mdv2-0KY

DOC NYC 2021 (Media Coverage)
Publication: This Week in New York
Date: 11/9/2021
Abstract: Best of DOC NYC Fest listing
URL: https://twi-ny.com/2021/11/09/doc-nyc-2021/?fbclid=IwAR2F_EQz-70sJ2VkPTldQVItYNRka3TOtr02714669Nk-M8_yO-zHkoEquo

DOC NYC documentary film festival returns: Check out these highlights (Media Coverage)
Author(s): David Morgan
Publication: CBS NEWS
Date: 11/10/2021
Abstract: Exposing Muybridge a "highlight" of DOC NYC
URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doc-nyc-documentary-film-festival-2021-highlights/?fbclid=IwAR1RUDZJvUR9jJ54LQZjTWUb2WWlTp9BfbpaJaoVgFbQCxxjjYJ2k-kypno

DOC NYC 2021: 12 Must-See Films at America’s Biggest Documentary Festival (Media Coverage)
Author(s): Ryan Lattanzio
Publication: IndieWire
Date: 11/8/2021
Abstract: Exposing Muybridge named one of 12 Must See films at Doc NYC
URL: https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/doc-nyc-2021-must-see-movies/adrienne-_key_still-2/?fbclid=IwAR28YYRV0NVntTgmxl8LBLK6U5S55l3ogCimkXJOc8lGRyY-XPnk-jIyT64

Associated Products

Exposing Muybridge website (Web Resource)
Title: Exposing Muybridge website
Author: Marc Shaffer
Abstract: A continually updated website on the Exposing Muybridge project, including the touring exhibition Muybridge in Alaska: 1868, the virtual reality experience Becoming Muybridge, and the centerpiece documentary Exposing Muybridge.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://muybridgethemovie.com
Primary URL Description: A continually updated website on the Exposing Muybridge project, including the touring exhibition Muybridge in Alaska: 1868, the virtual reality experience Becoming Muybridge, and the centerpiece documentary Exposing Muybridge.

Muybridge in Alaska: 1868 (Exhibition)
Title: Muybridge in Alaska: 1868
Curator: Marc Shaffer
Abstract: Muybridge in Alaska: 1868 is an unprecedented exhibition of original Muybridge photographs of Alaska, taken in August 1868. These are the first photographs of Tlingit people and southeast Alaska, and the first of the territory widely seen by the public. The exhibition is on display at the Alaska Native Heritage Center from January 26-March 28, 2019, then moves to the Sheldon Museum in Haines, Alaska for April and May. We are in discussion with venues in Sitka, Alaska to mount the exhibition in Summer 2019.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://www.muybridgethemovie.com/muybridge/alaska/

Muybridge in Alaska: 1868 - Public Forum (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Muybridge in Alaska: 1868 - Public Forum
Abstract: A public forum held in conjunction with the opening of the photography exhibition "Muybridge in Alaska: 1868" at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage. Forum panelists were Marc Shaffer, organizer; Tom Harris and Eleanor Hadden, Tlingit authorities; Preston Singletary, Tlingit artist; and Dan Monteith, U/Alaska anthropologist. The panel was moderated by U/Alaska professor Maria Williams, herself Tlingit. Funding for the panel was provided by the Alaska Humanities Forum, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Author: Marc Shaffer
Date: 01/26/2019
Location: Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage
Primary URL: https://www.muybridgethemovie.com/muybridge/alaska/
Primary URL Description: Sub page of a the website muybridgethemovie.com, which is the website for NEH documentary grant recipient Exposing Muybridge (nee Splitting the Second).

Exposing Muybridge (Article)
Title: Exposing Muybridge
Author: Marc Shaffer
Abstract: A story describing the exhibition Muybridge in Alaska: 1868, organized by the author.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: https://www.stereoworld.org/stereo-world-magazine/
Primary URL Description: Link to magazine page
Access Model: Free to members of the National Stereoscopic Association
Format: Magazine
Periodical Title: Stereo World
Publisher: National Stereoscopic Association

Muybridge in Alaska: 1868 (Public Lecture or Presentation)
Title: Muybridge in Alaska: 1868
Abstract: Illustrated lecture by Marc Shaffer to open Muybridge in Alaska: 1868 exhibition at the Nolan Center in Wrangell, Alaska. Described by Nolan Center director Cyni Crari as the "biggest event of the year" in Wrangell.
Author: Marc Shaffer
Date: 07/16/19
Location: Nolan Center, Wrangell Alaska
Primary URL: https://www.facebook.com/thenolancenter/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARCpcSSaQcj6cNxVut4sbkZjhmvpuknqojLGJmtrzH793szzih3-GFc3A47AhOU32YBeQu3Qr2lTpO-g&hc_ref=ARQbKY6SHsgrAmFOVaYAvWz-KMQ_E4cxWi3cpULCHlKr8994VpgwLaJJFkgegk-wai8&__xts__[0]=68.ARDN7XMzG-BfXUS_2807o35uvT_-
Primary URL Description: Facebook page for Nolan Center

Exposing Muybridge (Article)
Title: Exposing Muybridge
Author: Marc Shaffer
Abstract: An account of the museum exhibition Muybridge in Alaska: 1868 by the organizer/curator Marc Shaffer.
Year: 2019
Primary URL: http://https://issuu.com/alaskahumanitiesforum/docs/forum_fall_2019
Primary URL Description: Alaska Humanities Forum magazine website - FORUM - fall 2019 featuring the article.
Access Model: Open access online; hard copies by subscription
Format: Journal
Periodical Title: FORUM
Publisher: Alaska Humanities Forum

Exposing Muybridge (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Exposing Muybridge
Writer: Marc Shaffer
Director: Marc Shaffer
Producer: Serginho Roosblad
Producer: Marc Shaffer
Producer: Elisabeth Haviland James
Abstract: Exposing Muybridge tells the story of trailblazing 19th century photographer and cinema forebear Eadweard Muybridge. Exposing Muybridge will have its world premiere at DOC NYC November 13 and 15, 2021.
Year: 2021
Primary URL: www.muybridgethemovie.com
Primary URL Description: Film website
Access Model: Film festival screening. tickets to purchase to watch in person, or online, limited to viewers in the United States.
Format: Digital File

Prizes

Library of Congress Lavine / Ken Burns Prize for Film
Date: 10/26/2021
Organization: Better Angels Society, Library of Congress
Abstract: Named finalist for this cash prize awarded for excellence in documentary filmmaking.

Writers' Guild of America Best Documentary
Date: 1/1/2022
Organization: Writers' Guild of America

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