hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐ ɡˈʌɡənhˌaɪm fˈɛloʊʃˌɪp ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv tə kəntˈɪnjuː wˈɜːk ˌɔn ðɪs sˈɪɹiz ʌv fˈɪlmz ɛksplˈoːɹɪŋ ðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ʌv wˈɪljəm bˈaɪəd ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː ʌv wˈɛstoʊvɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ænd ðə lˈaɪvz ʌv wˈɪljəm bˈaɪəd ænd hɪz dˈɔːɾɚɹ ˈiːvlɪn bˈaɪəd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən.
He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005  to continue work on this series of films exploring the library of William Byrd II of Westover (1674–1744) and the lives of William Byrd and his daughter Evelyn Byrd (1707–1737).