sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, ɡˈæʔn̩ hˈæzbiːn æt wˈɜːk ˌɔn ɐ nˈaɪnpˈɑːɹt fˈɪlm sˈɪɹiz ðæt tˈeɪks æz ˌɪnspɚɹˈeɪʃən ðə fˈoːɹ,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊvˈɑːljuːm lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ʌv wˈɪljəm bˈaɪəd ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ɐn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kəlˈoʊnɪəl ɹˈaɪɾɚ, plˈæntɚ, ænd ɡˈʌvɚnmənt əfˈɪʃəl.
Since 1996, Gatten has been at work on a nine-part film series that takes as inspiration the 4,000-volume library of William Byrd II, an American colonial writer, planter, and government official.