Directed by Albert Serra • 2013 • Spain
Starring Xavier Gratacós, Albert Serra, Lluís Carbó
Albert 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 serenades an audience comprised of patrons who seem to have emanated straight out of the German New Wave renegade’s own world.
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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.
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The Foundation
Directed by P. Staff • 2015 • United States, United Kingdom
Originally conceived as a gallery installation, THE FOUNDATION explores the complex legacy of gay fetish artist Tom of Finland via a portrait of the Tom of Finland Foundation in Los Angeles and the community that has formed around it.
