Exploring the relationship of art, nature, and spirituality, Shining Night, a new film by Michael Stillwater, conveys the richness and breadth of composer Morten Lauridsen's life, with a soundtrack featuring his masterworks. The film received its world premiere in February at the American Documentary Film Festival in Palm Springs in advance of this DCINY New York premiere. Wall Street Journal critic Terry Teachout praises Lauridsen’s “radiantly beautiful music,” calling the film “a heartening rarity, a thoroughly intelligent classical-music program that strikes an appropriate balance between words and music.”

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the composer, filmmaker Michael Stillwater and Eric Whitacre.