Gabriel Miller has been shooting short documentaries of single Seattle artists for three years now. But in his latest project, "Degrees of Inspiration," he's trying to get at the context, the interconnectedness, the flow between artists and works. He's featuring three artists instead of just one: animator Britta Johnson, cellist and composer Lori Goldston, and sound artist Susie Kozawa.

“Degrees of Inspiration,” the name of which is a play on the concept of “six degrees of separation,” tells the stories of three artists, but also reveals intersections and relationships between the artists. We are told stories about how collaboration, friendship, and a flow of ideas can spark inspiration and nurture creativity. This concept is taken one step further with a portrait of the Northwest Film Forum, an organization that each of the artists has some meaningful connection to.

The movie screens Sunday (November 29) at 7:30 at Northwest Film Forum.

Want a sense of his work? Here are two (from his Vimeo page).