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The Agony and the Ecstasy of Phil Spector
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2008, 102 min
Directed by: Vikram Jayanti
Interests: Art & Artists, Biography, Documentary, Experimental, Music Films
Phil Spector is a pioneer of American music, a legendary producer to John Lennon and Tina Turner, and, as of April 13th 2009, a convicted murderer. Director Vikram Jayanti overlays unprecedented personal interviews with harrowing court footage and original music recordings to create a dizzying portrait of genius and insanity, and a profound insight into a notorious subject. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2008, 102 min
Directed by: Vikram Jayanti
Interests: Art & Artists, Biography, Documentary, Experimental, Music Films
Phil Spector is a pioneer of American music, a legendary producer to John Lennon and Tina Turner, and, as of April 13th 2009, a convicted murderer. Director Vikram Jayanti overlays unprecedented personal interviews with harrowing court footage and original music recordings to create a dizzying portrait of genius and insanity, and a profound insight into a notorious subject. Read More
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Con Artist
Spotlight
Feature Documentary, 2009, 84 min
Directed by: Michaek Sladek
Interests: Art & Artists, Comedy, Documentary
Mid-level collectors and art fans around the world clamor to buy Mark Kostabi's canvases, but his involvement in those creations is controversial. Collaborating with painters and designers, he often lends no more than his signature to a work. Intimate footage of Kostabi at home and interviews with friends and celebrities investigate the unusual motivations of this art establishment outsider. Read More
Spotlight
Feature Documentary, 2009, 84 min
Directed by: Michaek Sladek
Interests: Art & Artists, Comedy, Documentary
Mid-level collectors and art fans around the world clamor to buy Mark Kostabi's canvases, but his involvement in those creations is controversial. Collaborating with painters and designers, he often lends no more than his signature to a work. Intimate footage of Kostabi at home and interviews with friends and celebrities investigate the unusual motivations of this art establishment outsider. Read More
Corso: The Last Beat
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2009, 87 min
Directed by: Gustave Reininger
Interests: Art & Artists, Biography, Documentary
Gregory Corso, the youngest of the influential Beat Poet movement, is given his own spotlight in Gustave Reinenger's affectionate documentary. Reinenger's long friendship with Corso late in his life affords him an intimacy with his iconic subject and Corso‚'s larger-than-life character is captured like lightning in a bottle. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2009, 87 min
Directed by: Gustave Reininger
Interests: Art & Artists, Biography, Documentary
Gregory Corso, the youngest of the influential Beat Poet movement, is given his own spotlight in Gustave Reinenger's affectionate documentary. Reinenger's long friendship with Corso late in his life affords him an intimacy with his iconic subject and Corso‚'s larger-than-life character is captured like lightning in a bottle. Read More
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Learning From Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei
Spotlight
Feature Documentary, 2009, 85 min
Directed by: Bo Landin and Sterling Van Wagenen
Interests: Art & Artists, Documentary
One of the most distinguished architects of our time, I.M. Pei has spent his storied career creating designs for some of the world's most treasured structures. LEARNING FROM LIGHT chronicles Pei's adventures through a recent and historically monumental challenge: his commission to design the Museum of Islamic Art for Doha, Qatar. Read More
Spotlight
Feature Documentary, 2009, 85 min
Directed by: Bo Landin and Sterling Van Wagenen
Interests: Art & Artists, Documentary
One of the most distinguished architects of our time, I.M. Pei has spent his storied career creating designs for some of the world's most treasured structures. LEARNING FROM LIGHT chronicles Pei's adventures through a recent and historically monumental challenge: his commission to design the Museum of Islamic Art for Doha, Qatar. Read More
Liberty City is Like Paris to Me
Short Films
Short Documentary, 2009, 16 min
Directed by: Bruce Weber
Precedes: How to Fold a Flag
Interests: Art & Artists, Documentary, Politics, View From Long Island
World renowned photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber (LET'S GET LOST) captures the sights, sounds, and especially the people, of Liberty City in this lively documentary about culture, politics, and the triumph of the human spirit. Read More
Short Films
Short Documentary, 2009, 16 min
Directed by: Bruce Weber
Precedes: How to Fold a Flag
Interests: Art & Artists, Documentary, Politics, View From Long Island
World renowned photographer and filmmaker Bruce Weber (LET'S GET LOST) captures the sights, sounds, and especially the people, of Liberty City in this lively documentary about culture, politics, and the triumph of the human spirit. Read More
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Wild Art: Olly & Suzi
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2009, 59 min
Directed by: Rupert Murray
Preceded by: Looking at Animals
Interests: Action-Adventure, Art & Artists, Documentary, Environmental Issues & Nature Films
Olly, a man with a lust for the outdoors, teams up with Suzi, once a rising star in the art world, in the pursuit of an extreme and authentic artistic creation. They create under the most extreme conditions, channeling the clarity of that moment onto the paper in front of them. Director Rupert Murray offers a view into the lives, adventures and creative processes of two remarkable artists. Read More
World Cinema
Feature Documentary, 2009, 59 min
Directed by: Rupert Murray
Preceded by: Looking at Animals
Interests: Action-Adventure, Art & Artists, Documentary, Environmental Issues & Nature Films
Olly, a man with a lust for the outdoors, teams up with Suzi, once a rising star in the art world, in the pursuit of an extreme and authentic artistic creation. They create under the most extreme conditions, channeling the clarity of that moment onto the paper in front of them. Director Rupert Murray offers a view into the lives, adventures and creative processes of two remarkable artists. Read More