Anne Neely: Close to the Bone

National Gallery of Art

documentary, digital series, 15 min, 2026 |

For three decades, painter Anne Neely has worked from a small studio perched above the rocky coast of Jonesport, Maine. What began as an effort to capture the beauty around her became a search for what the eye can't see: underground aquifers, fragile ecosystems, and the stories people carry about water. Through her long-running project Water Stories, Anne recorded hundreds of voices, from lobstermen like Sid Look to Lisa Marin, granddaughter of painter John Marin. She weaves these voices into her work. As the film unfolds, her inquiry into what is hidden and threatened in nature takes on a quiet, personal urgency.

CREDITS


Series Created by
Rafael Salazar Moreno
Ava Wiland

Director / Cinematographer / Editor
Rafael Salazar Moreno

Producer / Co-Director
Ava Wiland

Executive Producer
Scott Keiner

Senior Producer
Karla Carnewal
David Friedman

Written by
Rafael Salazar Moreno
Michael Sugarman

Narrator
Michael Sugarman

Camera Assistant / Gaffer
Will Castellucci

Sound Mix / Color Correction
Russell Yaffe

Voice-Over Recording
Merche Blasco