sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ɡˈæʔn̩z fˈɪlmz hæv ɛksplˈoːɹd ðɪ ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən ʌvðə pɹˈɪntᵻd wˈɜːd ænd mˈuːvɪŋ ˈɪmɪdʒ, kˈæɾɐlˌɑːɡɪŋ ðə vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv wˈeɪz ɪnwˌɪtʃ tˈɛksts fˈʌŋkʃənz ɪn sˈɪnəmə æz bˈoʊθ lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd ˈɪmɪdʒ, ˈɔfən blˈɜːɹɪŋ ðə bˈaʊndɚɹi bᵻtwˌiːn ðiːz kˈæɾɪɡɚɹiz.
Since 1996 Gatten's films have explored the intersection of the printed word and moving image, cataloging the variety of ways in which texts functions in cinema as both language and image, often blurring the boundary between these categories.