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Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, “Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman” explores the monumental career of 97-year-old architectural photographer Julius Shulman. Populating his photos with human models and striking landscapes, Shulman combined the organic with the synthetic, melding nature with revolutionary urban design. The resulting images helped to shape the careers of some of the greatest architects of the 20th Century, with Shulman documenting the work of Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, Pierre Koening, John Lautner, and many others. Taking its aesthetic cues from Shulman's own sensual and nuanced photography, the film's narrative is built from a blend of Shulman's own images as well as in-depth interviews with architect Frank Gehry, designer Tom Ford, artist Ed Ruscha, actress Kelly Lynch, writer Mitch Glazer, publisher Benedikt Taschen, Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Dante Spinotti, and a host of others.

After college graduation, Eric Bricker spent a few years acting with the California Repertory Company and the Utah Shakespearean Festival. Upon settling in Los Angeles, he turned his focus toward film and television production where he worked with such notable talent as Jerry Seinfeld, Alec Baldwin and Danny Aiello. Meanwhile, Bricker explored his affinity for music, playing percussion with the likes of Kenny G and Perry Farrell at the Coachella Music Festival. As his passion for filmmaking grew, so too did his art consultation firm, Artistic Designs Unlimited, which was formed in 1996. It was in 1998, when in need of vintage photos of San Francisco, that Eric was led to Julius Shulman. At the outset an enduring friendship between the two began. Recognizing the extraordinary amount of humanity and profundity Shulman and his work possessed, Eric put into motion his inspiration for “Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman.” Eric is currently at work on a narrative feature exploring the contemporary art world.

The award-winning “Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman” has screened in numerous festivals, including the Los Angeles Film Festival, St. Louis International Film Festival, New Zealand International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Festival International Du Film Sur L’Art, among many others. “Visual Acoustics” has been honored as the Audience Award Winner for Documentary Feature at both Palm Springs International Film Festival and Austin Film Festival, as well as the Grand Jury Prize Winner for Documentary Feature at Lone Star International Film Festival.

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