{"id":3746,"date":"2026-08-05T22:39:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brunner-sung.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3746"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T04:43:07","slug":"hard-stares-broken-mirrors","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.brunner-sung.com\/?portfolio=hard-stares-broken-mirrors","title":{"rendered":"Hard Stares &amp; Broken Mirrors (2007)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-930feb06 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"785\" height=\"590\" data-id=\"2975\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brunner-sung.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HSBM-e1427504150446-785x590.jpg?resize=785%2C590&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brunner-sung.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HSBM-e1427504150446.jpg?resize=785%2C590&amp;ssl=1 785w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brunner-sung.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HSBM-e1427504150446.jpg?resize=145%2C109&amp;ssl=1 145w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brunner-sung.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HSBM-e1427504150446.jpg?resize=532%2C400&amp;ssl=1 532w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brunner-sung.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HSBM-e1427504150446.jpg?resize=750%2C563&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brunner-sung.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HSBM-e1427504150446.jpg?resize=1500%2C1127&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.brunner-sung.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/HSBM-e1427504150446.jpg?resize=2048%2C1539&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A personal reflection on the Western genre, inspired by a road trip taken through the Mojave Desert to Sequoia National Forest.<br><br>6min, digital video<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/129466091\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/129466091\">View an excerpt.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CREDITS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written, directed, shot, edited, and produced by VERA BRUNNER-SUNG<br><br>SCREENINGS<br>\u2028<br>2012<br>\u201cConstructing Situations and Making a Scene: Play and Performance in Non Fiction Video,\u201d Varsity Theater, Carbondale, IL\u2028<br><br>2010<br>\u201cDriven by What\u2019s Inside,\u201d Side Street Projects, Pasadena, CA\u2028<br><br>2007<br>California Institute of the Arts Bijou Festival, Valencia, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A personal reflection on the Western genre, inspired by a road trip taken through the Mojave Desert to Sequoia National Forest. 6min, digital video View an excerpt. 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