Now Available: Four New Films by Toney W. Merritt
Posted March 9th, 2026 in Announcements, Co-Presentations, New Acquisitions, New Digital Files, News / Events
Laurette At 100: Four Sketches For My Mother (2025, 30 minutes, color, sound, digital file)
Composer Lenny Carlson wrote four musical sketches dedicated to the memory of his mother, Laurette Carlson Boarman (1922-2024). The sketches were performed by members of the AURIO Trio, Rufus Olivier, Jr. – Bassoon, Zachariah Spellman – Tuba, and Karen Hutchinson – Piano. They were accompanied by Evan Price – Violin. The recording took place on April 30th, 2025 at the 25th Street Recording Studio in Oakland, California. Gabriel Shepard, Engineer.
Love Songs For Kay: Coupled/Uncoupled (2025, 22 minutes, color, sound, digital file)
“Love Songs For Kay: Coupled/Uncoupled is an anatomy of a symbiotic relationship between two artists with mostly opposite natures. In recalling the duality of our co-existence I see how perfectly suited we were for each other in a Universe of duality. And I discovered how I’ve always been painting with this construct fully absorbed into my process.” — Harvey Brody
Fragment #9 – On the Asymmetry of Broken Branches (2026, 1.5 minutes, color, sound, digital file)
An exercise in minimalism, Toney Merritt’s FRAGMENT #9 is a one-take study of a wind damaged tree shot up the hill from the back door of Merritt’s studio. But what seems simplistic at first glance turns into a mindful, conscious practice of observing the world, putting us into a profound meditative state. Tracing the asymmetry of broken branches and subtle shifts in the color grading of the image, FRAGMENT #9 demonstrates the transformative act of seeing and listening that deepens our active, empathetic engagement with nature and the surrounding environment.” — Kornelia Boczkowska
Soul – What Lies Within (2026, 6.5 minutes, color, sound, digital file)
Soul – What Lies Within captures the essence of life in all its simplicity and complexity: animate and inanimate matter, consciousness, spirit, and energy. The sky, water, and stone outcrops transform into abstract patterns and intricate, rhythmic forms that create pathways to living in harmony with nature, cultivating inner peace, strength, and joy. What lies within the soul in Toney Merritt’s new film defies expression and transcends the realms or experience, pointing to the interconnectedness of all things.” — Kornelia Boczkowska
