photographs · diane arbus is best known for her beautiful portraits of marginalized people on the fringes of society, including circus performers.

film · wings of desire by wim wenders is a meditative elegy and ode to our own angels. trapezing over berlin, we’re reminded of the agony and privilege of feeling.

words i · from rainer maria rilke's duino elegies.

song · nick cave's music plays a central role in our film. this song, to be by your side, gives us a birds-eye view of longing from a great distance.

words ii · from john milton's paradise lost—one of nick cave's favorite books.

etchings · these angel works by german expressionist artist paul klee include sketches and etchings. throughout his career klee created 85 angels in various states of mind, the bulk of which were made in berlin.