Experimental film by Edin Velez

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Photography: 
Edin Velez

The latest experimental film by Edin Velez, a professor and coordinator of the Video Production Program at Rutgers University–Newark, had its world premiere during the Museum of Modern Art’s Documentary Fortnight in February. State of Rest and Motion features hyperrealistic video portraits of New York City subway commuters and is part of a project comprising painterly photographs and video installations that contemplate ideas of humanity, loneliness, and community.

VIEW AN EXCERPT OF THE DOCUMENTARY.