Selected Press
“Half visual essay, half verbal investigation, “Silence” is thoughtful and informative as well as contemplative and restorative. It both tells you why you perhaps yearn for silence and shows you what it would look like if you could find it.”
-Kennth Turan | Los Angeles Times
“…this elegant sermon by Patrick Shen on why we should dial down the racket of our daily lives will make you consider turning off and tuning out.”
-Jeannette Catsoulis | New York Times
“As much a visual treat as an aural one, the film divides its time between using the tools of cinema to isolate and enhance the beauty of sounds and silence and exploring different schools of thought on the subject.”
–Scott Tobias | NPR
“In Pursuit of Silence is a wonderfully shot film and one which is best experienced on a big screen where its images’ composition and acute sound mixing can be fully appreciated.”
-Argun Ulgen | Pop Matters
“…one of the most truly meditative and deeply inventive films of the year.”
-Kate Erbland | IndieWire
“…beguiling, meditative and elegantly photographed documentary.”
-Joe Morgenstern | Wall Street Journal
“Both the poet and activist in Shen deserves to be heard.”
-De Standaard
Asian America – The Ken Fong Podcast // June 2020
Encountering Silence Podcast // April 2020
Encountering Silence Podcast // April 2018
Spirituality and Health Magazine Podcast // October 2017
Monocle 24 Radio // December 2016
Flickering Myth | Film Review // November 2016
MovieMaker Magazine // August 2016
The State of Things (WUNC Public Radio) // July 2016
New Scientist // June 2016
TED | Putting Silence Under the Microscope // June 2016
Austin Chronicle | SXSW Film Review // March 2016
Huffington Post | A Quiet Movie With Much to Say // March 2016
SXSW | Filmmakers in Focus // February 2016
CNN | Hero for Haiti // January 2015
Sonic Field | Interview with Director Patrick Shen // November 2014
Patheos | Talking about Silence: An Interview with Patrick Shen // October 2014
Designing Sound | Interview with Patrick Shen // June 2014
The Washington Post | Review of La Source // October 2013
The Wrap | How Oscar Entry ‘La Source’ Launched a Campaign for Clean Water // Nov 2012
Huffington Post | La Source Tells the Story of Janitor Who Brought Clean Water to Haiti // July 2012
SoundWorks Collection | The Sound and Music of La Source // July 2012
LA Times | La Source Finds Power in Small Acts of Kindness // August 2012
ComingSoon.net | DocuWeeks 2012 // August 2012
Love in Stereo | Interview with Patrick Shen // Nov 2011
LA Weekly | Review of The Philosopher Kings // June 2010
MovieMaker Magazine | A Perfect Marriage of Art and Community // March 2010
Matador Network | Patrick Shen and The Philosopher Kings // March 2010
Pasadena Weekly | Filmmaker Profiles Eight Custodians Who Keep Great Institutions Running // March 2010
Matador Network | Patrick Shen on the Power of Death Anxiety // Nov 2009
East Bay Express | The Philosopher Kings Shows Us the Unseen Core of Our Society // October 2009
San Francisco Chronicle | San Francisco Documentary Festival // October 2009