Morell Fans

Shadow of the House is now available at the International Center of Photography in New York as well as online at www.shadowofthehouse.com.

For public screenings email info@shadowofthehouse.com

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The Shadow of the House - Photographer Abelardo Morell DVD is Now Available!

The DVD Home Edition is now available for purchase. 

DVD Features Include:

• An Image Gallery of Morell's Recent Work
  
• The Shadow of the House Film Trailer
  
• An Updated Navigation Page

For purchases please visit: The Shadow of the House Store

Some reviews of the film

Art New England: Abelardo Morell: Stepping into the Light - by Raymond Liddell

"In Shadow of the House, Humenuk has transcended the "artist documentary" genre with an elegantly crafted, richly complicated portrait of the artist. It is a serendipitous collaboration between a gifted photographer and master cinematographer and teller of tales...." (8).

Read the full review at the Shadow of the House press page

Boston Globe: Movie Review - by Mark Feeney

"Shadows are important for Abelardo Morell. An internationally acclaimed photographer who teaches at Massachusetts College of Art, Morell has to deal with them in his work. He also has spent his life living in the shadow of Cuba, which he fled with his parents and sister in 1962, when he was 13. Part of the beauty of Allie Humenuk's documentary about him, "Shadow of the House: Photographer Abelardo Morell," is the way it gives shadows their due while never losing sight of the predominance of light in both Morell's art and life..."

Read the full review at www.boston.com

Filmcritic.com - by Norm Schrager

"Director Humenuk never lets her film get carried away with clichéd emotion -- and there's plenty of opportunity to do so. After we learn of Morell's background and fascinating creative process, he reveals plans to return to Cuba for 10 days of work. While there, he spends time with an uncle he hasn't seen in decades, visits his childhood house with his wife and tracks down a scrapbook's worth of old photographs..."

Read the complete review at www.filmcritic.com.