Film of subtleties, of presence, the title Nocturne is a hat tip to James Abbott McNeill Whistler’s nocturne paintings which present scenes expressing the atmosphere of the night and subjects subtly touched by light. When we look at Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, the shadowy hues, the indistinct figures, and splashes of color allow us to create self-defined interpretations rooted in our experience of the painting. In that spirit, the film Nocturne invites you into its cinematic narrative, to associate yourself in its atmosphere, to experience it, and thus, take part in the film itself in order to communicate the importance of living in our world with intent and presence. With its approach to “the atmosphere of the night and subjects subtly touched by light,” it too is a hat tip to Stanley Kubrick’s timeless message, “However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.”