Faces in Cantaraworld

Stephen's Head

You wonder what's in it sometimes.

Stephen Votes 2004

Stephen with Jake's Cat

Taken by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Robert Elswit; part of the photo shoot for the author's headshot for Claptrap.

Stephen, Sharon, Naomi's stepmother, and Sam, Naomi's Father

Taken at the Huntington Beach reading of Claptrap, March 2007. Naomi not present at reading.

Hugh Ogden Memorial at Trinity College

Stephen's beloved mentor, the poet-professor Hugh Ogden, took himself on a solo cross-country ski trip last day before New Year's and fell through the ice on a lonely little pond in Maine, concurrently drowning and freezing to death. This is Stephen at Ogden's memorial reciting his new poem, "Alive".

Stephen in Tux

At the Oscars, 2006.

Stephen in Crashing, the Movie

My darling Stephen Gyllenhaal made an appearance in Gary Walkow's latest film, Crashing, which was screened at Slamdance and GenArts in 2007. Gary's poems are appearing in Cantaraville Two.

Stephen Directing James Caan

The Big Swede doing what he does best on the set of The Warden of Red Rock (2001) with Caan, Rachel Ticotin and Director of Photography Henner Hofmann.

Stephen in Plumper, Happier Days

On location in 1994 in Baltimore for the Homicide episode "Bop Gun", which featured Robin Williams and a very young Jake.

Stephen in the Fens

The filmmaker in his alpha male persona at work on Waterland (1992). Dig the sleek mane.

Stephen's Bleary Charm

After a hard day shooting Numb3rs, 2007.

Praying for Rain. Trinity shoot, 2007.

Directing the Filmmakers. Trinity shoot, 2007.

The Shoot at Trinity

I've never seen Stephen more in his element than on this student project he supervised during the run of his film festival at Cinestudio/Trinity College (8-10 November 2007).