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.
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.