Braden King’s Dutch Harbor

November 11 – 13, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Talento Bilingue de Houston

King’s documentary film will be on view as an installation at TBH. Dutch Harbor, located on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Chain, is a community in transition; one of the last true frontiers is becoming civilized by encroaching commercialization. Through personal narratives and beautifully stark imagery, and an original score by the Boxhead Ensemble, filmmakers Braden King and Laura Moya capture the essence of life in “the last place to go.”

Braden King studied film at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and, after graduating in 1993, worked as a documentary filmmaker. With Laura Moya, King codirected the film Dutch Harbor: Where the Sea Breaks Its Back. King has also made numerous commercials, music videos and short films for alternative bands such as Sonic Youth, Chan Marshall, Will Oldham, Tortoise, Low, Yo La Tengo and Sparklehorse. Here is his first feature film.

See Braden King’s Here on Friday, November 11, at 9:45 PM at Edwards Greenway Grand Palace Stadium 24 and Here [The Story Sleeps] on Saturday, November 12, at 8:00 PM at Talento Bilingue de Houston.

Walk through and discuss Braden King’s Dutch Harbor at Meet the Makers: Installation Art and Cinema on the Verge on Saturday, November 12, 1:00 PM at Talento Bilingue de Houston.

See A Sense of Place and Home: Music Videos and Shorts by Braden King from Friday, November 11 to Saturday, December 17, at DiverseWorks.