Directed by Jem Cohen • 2009 • United States
Starring Anne Truitt
Jem Cohen’s portrait of sculptor Anne Truitt features an interview with the artist and footage shot in and around her studios at the Yaddo artist colony and in Washington D. C. Rather than an attempt to depict the art itself, which is in many respects unphotographable, the film’s core is Truitt speaking about her work.
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Cuba Libre
Directed by Albert Serra • 2013 • Spain
Starring Xavier Gratacós, Albert Serra, Lluís CarbóAlbert Serra pays homage to his cinematic idol Rainer Werner Fassbinder (and his film BEWARE OF A HOLY WHORE in particular) in this musical short, which unfolds in an atmospheric nightclub where a singer ...
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Prisoner’s Cinema
Directed by Beatriz Santiago Muñoz • 2013 • Puerto Rico
After prolonged incarceration and sensory deprivation, some prisoners experience visual hallucinations filled with extraordinary luminescence and color—visions sometimes referred to as “prisoner’s cinema.” Drawing on the writings of Puerto ...
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Antoine/Milena
Directed by Sharon Lockhart • 2015 • United States
Artist Sharon Lockhart recreates a classic sequence from François Truffaut’s THE 400 BLOWS, starring her recurring collaborator Milena in the Antoine Doinel role.
