Author: j.patino1

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I would like to document and follow Nikolas Drekonja’s journey as he attempts to win the upcoming Sri Chinmoy self-transcendence 6-day race in Flushing Meadow park. 

I hope to be able to capture Nikolas’ struggle as he aims to transcend his physical and mental limits through the discipline of ultra running. Furthermore, I plan to present a quick overview of the race’s history, its organizers and philosophy. 

Visual Poem Pitch

              For my visual poem I plan to create a visual juxtaposition of empty and crowded spaces in New York, through a series of close ups, medium, establishing and tracking shots of the same places when peopled and when deserted. I hope thus to explore ideas such as existence and death, as well as sound and silence and their correlation for their creation of the immediacy of our everyday circumstances.  I would like to compose my own music, and use string instruments, synthesizers and percussion, in order to weave together a piece whose rhythm contrasts with the visuals shown, where empty spaces are filled with frantic sounds and crowded streets are left to the hushes of soft melodies and the quiet beat of a muffled drum.