Melted down, silver is worth a little more than four dollars an ounce. But carved, inlaid, and engraved, and identified with a particular year, it becomes the direct reflection, often the literal record, of human history, our movement through time. Peter Landesman carvedirectdollar share on social
I played football the whole time I was growing up, and through two years of college. I think it's a beautiful game in many respects, one that allows you to follow a player from boyhood through manhood. Peter Landesman beautifulboyhoodcollege share on social
Film is probably the medium best suited to reach the most people - the visual, the aural, the limbic, the intellectual: it captures all these parts of our mind and soul. No other art form comes close. Peter Landesman artauralcapture Change image and share on social
The village of Polgardi is a dusty roadside settlement northeast of Lake Balaton, a resort area in western Hungary popular with German tourists. Peter Landesman areabalatondusty Change image and share on social
What interested me was the story of Bennet Omalu. You hear his narrative: Immigrant from Nigeria, landing in Pittsburgh, only to learn and tell the truth about this most American - and sacrosanct - cultural institution: the NFL. Peter Landesman americanbennetcultural share on social
One way to test a picture's integrity is to turn it upside down - a technique used not only by connoisseurs but also by artists trying to see their work with a fresh eye. Peter Landesman artistconnoisseureye Change image and share on social
A museum's meticulous presentation - exhaustive captions, hushed lighting, state-of-the-art armature - creates an institutional authority that is constructed to seem impregnable. Peter Landesman armatureartauthority Change image and share on social
As a filmmaker, it's not my intent to trigger or shape national discourse. My task is to make as powerful and understandable a film as I can. What happens next is what happens next. Peter Landesman discoursefilmfilmmaker Change image and share on social
People go to the movies to have an emotional experience, not to learn information they could look up on Wikipedia. Peter Landesman emotionalexperienceinformation Change image and share on social
I don't actually see that much difference between telling stories in journalism and telling them on film. The tools are very different, but the basic idea is the same. Peter Landesman basicdifferencefilm Change image and share on social
