Oscar-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler The Science of the Story

Academy Award-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler and research neuroscientist James F. Pagel will present new ideas in science and technology in the telling of a story. The event is in the New Mexico History Museum Auditorium. Seating is free, first come, first served. The event is sponsored by Milagro at Los Luceros.

“For the filmmaker, ‘story’ describes a sequence of actions and experiences by an individual confronting change as a way to reveal hidden aspects of a situation and the people involved, each change engendering a new predicament. The response to each new situation creates the story and leads the story towards its conclusion,” said Dr. Pagel. “For the scientist, ‘story’ is our way of organizing experiential data into a special pattern that represents and explains our experience. Using the perspectives of both film and science, we connect such previously unconnected disciplines in developing our stories. It’s truly eye-opening.”

The cross pollination of thought and idea from various medias and disciplines serves the Milagro mission to open up new job potentials for New Mexico storytellers from both within and outside the arts. 

Milagro is a partnership of the Department of Cultural Affairs, the State Film Office and Robert Redford, with an emphasis on building film careers among Native American and Hispanic filmmakers. DCA purchased and operates the 148-acre Los Luceros property along the Rio Grande and is preserving its historic nature and integrity for the urpose of cultural, artistic, environmental and educational activities, events and outreach.