White: A season in the Life of John Borden Evans

John Borden Evans works year-round in his atelier in North Garden, Va. Where I approached him for the first time with the idea of a film. The initial concept was to expose his work from the perspective of four seasons and we started production last autumn. However, the following winter I knew that the film was going to be all about cold, snow, isolation and the life on the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. “White” is about an artist, and a way of life; is about a farm in a place in Virginia; is about food and God, is about love, water, trees, and the relentless relationship between time and oneself. Moreover, “White” is a film about an artist named John Borden Evans.

Quote: "I loved "White: A Season in the Life of John Borden Evans". It made me want to sit and watch John paint. It was a joy to be a fly on the wall for this documentary. The hymns and the singing were up lifting; the whole fill was pure and honest and John came across thoughtful and devoted. Eduardo’s film on John is a beautiful little window onto the artist’s world.

— Dave Matthews, Charlottesville, VA