Porch

Summer evenings and lemonade
A time when the whole town knew each other and said "hello"
First came screens against the bugs
Then came glass against the chill
Then came walls against the winter
The street became so loud with cars and trucks
Passersby diminished
Inside there is air-conditioning and TV

In Ms. Artman's libretto, a family's front porch evolves into another interior room of their house, in turn reflecting their relationship to a changing community. Morrison's film traces several families over a number of decades, depicting an innocence that was lost and reclaimed.