South Slope: What Love Tells Me (1980)

South Slope: What Love Tells Me is a film about how nature and music can change us. Shot on 16mm in the late 1970s by Abbott Meader, it follows a small piece of land in the Maine countryside and shows how time passes there. Meader’s camera beautifully captures the changing seasons, with soft summer light and colorful autumn scenes. The film feels like a piece of music, blending the natural world with Gustav Mahler's 3rd Symphony. The sixth movement, "What Love Tells Me," adds an emotional layer as the Portland (Maine) Symphony Orchestra plays, perfectly matching the images on screen. This combination of art and nature reminds us that love, like the seasons, can touch anywhere. South Slope: What Love Tells Me is a thoughtful film that celebrates life's cycles and asks us to consider our connection to the natural world.