Documentary, History
Immigrant residents of a “shift-bed” apartment in the heart of New York City’s Chinatown share their stories of personal and political upheaval. As the bed transforms into a stage, the film reveals the collective history of the Chinese in the United States through conversations, autobiographical monologues, and theatrical movement pieces. Shot in the kitchens, bedrooms, wedding halls, cafés, and mahjong parlors of Chinatown, this provocative hybrid documentary addresses issues of privacy, intimacy, and urban life.
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Blood of Two
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2009
The first collaboration between Matthew Barney & Elizabeth Peyton, Blood of Two is a unique, site-specific work that draws its references from Hydra itself – the surrounding environment, animals, humans, and local traditions are all part of the project in equal measure. Blood of Two centers on the former function of the Slaughterhouse and the customs of Hydra to establish connections between paganism and religion, ancient and modern, the ritualistic and familiar. As much as its conflicted terms strive for balance and fusion, it is Blood of Two’s greater resistance to these impulses, its failure to surrender unconditionally to them that ultimately counts, as a network of overlaps and crisscrosses.Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
IMDB 5.4 | Jan , 1964
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1978
A film record of an exhibition of the late work of Paul Cezanne, organized by The Museum of Modern Art and the Reunion des Musees Nationaux in Paris. The camera moves across details of paintings, as well as details of Cezanne’s studio, providing an intimage, close-up view of the artist’s work. The narration is provided by Cezanne’s own words, taken directly from records of correspondence. 22nd Annual San Francisco International Film Festival Participation- Communication Competition, 1978.Ashes and Snow
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 2005
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 2023
The Enigma of HeDonism
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2021
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IMDB 6 | Mar , 1970
Bas Jan Ader rides his bike into a canal in Amsterdam.I'm Too Sad to Tell You
IMDB 6 | Mar , 1971
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IMDB 8.5 | Feb , 2019
Five hundred years after his birth, the life and career of the Italian Renaissance's last great painter is explored.Alice Pasquini - Figlia del mondo
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2019
The documentary, made by the students of RUFA documentary course, followed Alice Pasquini for many months, resuming her pictorial interventions, interviewing friends and family, collecting archival material and participating in meetings for the realization of the book. The flow of images is a sort of specific itinerary that Alice Pasquini takes when she decides to give form and substance to what her mind imagines.Leonor Fini
IMDB 0 | May , 1988
Portrait of an ArtistAntonio Paoli: Rey de Tenores y Tenor de Reyes
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1991
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 1999
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2016
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IMDB 6.9 | Feb , 2017
An intimate journey through the formative years of David Lynch's life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he traces the events that have helped to shape one of cinema's most enigmatic directors.È questa la vita che sognavo da bambino?
IMDB 0 | Dec , 2022
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IMDB 0 | Jul , 1968
Explores concerns about uterine cancer and the value of the Pap Test in detecting this serious type of cancer.Kelvin and His Friends
IMDB 0 | Aug , 1988
A closely observed portrait of a single man in his 40's who lives in St. Kilda. Although he has none of the trappings of conventional existence, Kelvin's obsessive interest in born again Christianity, physical culture and recent German/Jewish history has given him a way of making sense of the world and led him to a number of people, friends through whom we see something of his life and beliefs.Art is More Precious Than a Hot Dog
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1980
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 1994
Experimental film about rhythm as corporal expression of a culture. Presents various choreographies and does not include the participation of men.