Documentary
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.
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Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
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Pivetta
Edward Hopper
Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405
Arcadia
Donosti 2730
Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
FFG: un retrato
Namatjira Project
Hockney
Cornell, 1965
Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker
Andy Warhol
AquaBurn
Walking
Unpublished Visions
American Animals
Birth of a Nation
Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist
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Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
IMDB 6.7 | Feb , 2008
Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag für Autoren (Film Publishing House for Authors). Among them are Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Wim Wenders.Im Reich Des Squatters
IMDB 9 | Apr , 2020
Pivetta
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2021
Edward Hopper
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2007
Hopper, one of America’s most admired artists, captured the shared realities of American life with poignancy and enigmatic beauty. His iconic images, set in unexceptional places, reveal the poetry of quiet, private moments. Hopper’s influences, which vary from French impressionism to the gangster films of the 1930s, are explored through archival photos, footage of locations he painted in New York and along the New England coast, and interviews with artists Eric Fischl and Red Grooms.Heaven Is a Traffic Jam on the 405
IMDB 7.3 | Oct , 2016
56-year-old artist Mindy Alper has suffered severe depression and anxiety for most of her life. For a time she even lost the power of speech, and it was during this period that her drawings became extraordinarily articulate.Arcadia
IMDB 7.1 | Oct , 2017
A provocative and poetic exploration of how the British people have seen their own land through more than a century of cinema. A hallucinated journey of immense beauty and brutality. A kaleidoscopic essay on how magic and madness have linked human beings to nature since the beginning of time.Donosti 2730
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2024
A youngster writes a letter to his grandmother about his last trip to Donosti (Spain). This city inspires him to ponder about the language of cinema, time, cities, and sharing memories with our loved ones.Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1997
Man Ray, the master of experimental and fashion photography was also a painter, a filmmaker, a poet, an essayist, a philosopher, and a leader of American modernism. Known for documenting the cultural elite living in France, Man Ray spent much of his time fighting the formal constraints of the visual arts. Ray’s life and art were always provocative, engaging, and challenging.FFG: un retrato
IMDB 7 | Jan , 1976
An experimental portrait of Fernando Fernán Gómez, one of the most renowned Spanish artists of all time.Namatjira Project
IMDB 0 | Sep , 2017
From the remote Australian desert to the opulence of Buckingham Palace - Namatjira Project is the iconic story of the Namatjira family, tracing their quest for justice.Hockney
IMDB 7.1 | Nov , 2014
A documentary about the work and personality of artist David Hockney.Cornell, 1965
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1978
Lawrence Jordan's portrait of the reclusive artist Joseph Cornell.Wojnarowicz: Fuck You Faggot Fucker
IMDB 7.2 | Apr , 2020
A collage-like, incisive look at the life of writer, painter and thinker David Wojnarowicz, whose powerful, unapologetic way of seeing the world gave voice to queer rights at a critical time in US history.Andy Warhol
IMDB 5.7 | Jun , 1987
The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole of his life and work through interviews, clips from his films, and conversations with his family and superstar friends. Andy Warhol, the son of poor Czech immigrants, grew up in the industrial slums of Pittsburgh while dreaming of Hollywood stars. He went on to become a star himself.AquaBurn
IMDB 7 | Jan , 2003
AquaBurn is an award-winning documentary film by director Bill Breithaupt showcasing "The Floating World" theme of the 2002 Burning Man Festival. AquaBurn features many of the incredible Burning Man art installations, the imagination and originality that went into their creation, and the artists who conceived them. Unlike conventional documentaries on the Burning Man Festival, AquaBurn captures the true feeling and excitement of the event itself, transporting the viewer to a hot, dusty wonderland without ever leaving home.Walking
IMDB 10 | Apr , 2024
Tommy sets out to document walking. He meets a colorful cast of characters, attaches microphones to his feet, and contends with what it means to capture movement on film.Unpublished Visions
IMDB 0 | Jul , 2021
Four filmmakers working in the region of Galicia (in the northwest of Spain) follow and portray on the screen Galician artists working in disciplines of different nature. The result is four pieces around the creative process of these artists. Lois Patiño film their parents working on their paintings in their studio in Vigo, Jaione Camborda films dancer Janet Novás rehearsing for one of her pieces, Xisela Franco follows film director Margarita Ledo revisiting the location of her latest film Nation and Alfonso Zarauza reflects on the relationship between actress-director by putting together the work of Melania Cruz in two of their collaborations.American Animals
IMDB 6.7 | Jun , 2018
Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in the history of the United States.Birth of a Nation
IMDB 6.3 | Aug , 1997
Jonas Mekas assembles 160 portraits, appearances, and fleeting sketches of underground and independent filmmakers captured between 1955 and 1996. Fast-paced and archival in spirit, the film celebrates the avant-garde as its own “nation of cinema,” a vital community existing outside the dominance of commercial film.Leonora Carrington: The Lost Surrealist
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 2017
British surrealist Leonora Carrington was a key part of the surrealist movement during its heyday in Paris and yet, until recently, remained a virtual unknown in the country of her birth. This film explores her dramatic evolution from British debutante to artist in exile, living out her days in Mexico City, and takes us on a journey into her darkly strange and cinematic world.