1. Waiting for Hockney
A young working class Baltimore man spends 10 years on a single portrait, believing it is his means to fame and fortune. But he also believes that only one man can lead him there---the famous artist David Hockney. What happens when you finally meet the god of your own making?
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
2. Mudflat
Years ago, artists would walk around the muck at the edge of the San Francisco Bay in Emeryville, and build loads of sculptures out there on the flats, created from driftwood and found objects that drivers would enjoy as they motored south on the old Highway 17 . Grabbing material off someone else’s work was considered fair game and part of the fun, and contributed a kinetic dynamic to the ongoing display. Now the place is a park, and the sculptures are gone, but you can see what it used to be like in this neat and funny documentary by Ric Reynolds, augmented by Erich Seibert’s wonderful musique-concrète/time-lapse sequences. The flashback circus sequence includes Scott Beach and Bill Irwin. Sculptors interviewed include Walt Zucker, Tony Puccio, Robert Sommer, Ron & Mary Bradden, and Bob Kaminsky.
3. Leonor Fini (Leonor Fini)
Portrait of an Artist
4. Being Kae Tempest
Poet, rapper, playwright and recording artist Kae Tempest is one of the most viscerally exciting artists working in Britain today. They are the youngest ever recipient of the prestigious Ted Hughes prize and have been nominated for both the Brit and Mercury music awards. Tempest has always found support and respect within the queer art scenes, a place close to their heart. In July 2020, they came out as non-binary, announcing that they would publish and perform under the name Kae. This film delves deep into their creative process and gains rare, intimate insights into Kae’s life throughout a period of profound personal and artistic change.
5. Charlélie - Les Statuts de sa Liberté (Charlélie - Les Statuts de sa Liberté)
(Charlélie - Les Statuts de sa Liberté)
6. Shunga: The Lost Japanese Erotica (春の画 SHUNGA)
In the foundation of the culture of Japanese MANGA and animation, there lies the humor filled art form, shunga. Shunga is a type of Japanese art by famous ukiyo-e artists of the Edo Period, such as Utamaro, Hokusai, and Kiyonaga, but the artform’s development was thwarted by social norms that tabooed sex. The film Introduces the world of shunga through enthusiasts - collectors, curators, and scholars, including Andrew Gerstle who inspired The British Museum’s historical shunga exhibition in 2013 and Michael Fornitz who owns an auction house in Denmark. Exploring the significance of shunga by analyzing it from historical, cultural, artistic and contemporary female points of view.
7. On The Go - Street Soldiers
On The Go Magazine Hip-Hop Graffiti Video
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
8. Daidō Moriyama: Stray Dog of Tokyo (≒ 森山大道)
A documentary that follows the life of photographer Daido Moriyama in the present, which has never been revealed before. Even though his charismatic presence has reigned over the world of photography since the late 60’s, his true persona had been hidden behind a veil of mystery, since he had refused any major appearances in front of any media in the past. Follow the charismatic photographer Daido Moriyama as he takes his first digital photos and observe his style of quick snapshots without looking in the finder. His stark and contrasting black and white images symbolize his fervent lifestyle.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
9. The Arc de Triomphe: A Nation's Passion (L'Arc de Triomphe, passion d'une nation)
The pride of Napoleon's victories, the Arc de Triomphe, whose first stone was laid in 1806 at the top of the Champs-Élysées, is, along with the Eiffel Tower, one of the most visited monuments in the French capital. Wanted by an emperor, inaugurated under the reign of a king and sanctuarized by the Republic, this patriotic temple polarizes the passions of a whole nation. A historical portrait before "packaging", which teems with anecdotes and unsuspected details.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
10. Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Monumental Art
In the summer of 2018, on the Serpentine in London's Hyde Park, world-renowned artist Christo created his first public work of art in the UK. Inspired by ancient Mesopotamian tombs, the Mastaba is constructed from 7,506 painted oil barrels and weighs six hundred tonnes. It is the latest work in a career spanning half a century and stretching across the world. His work to date have included surrounding 11 islands off the Florida coast with pink polypropylene and wrapping Berlin's Reichstag and the Pont Neuf in Paris. This programme charts the creation of the Mastaba - from the first barrels being put on the water to its final unveiling - and paints a portrait of Christo as he looks back on a life spent making provocative works of art with his wife and partner Jeanne-Claude.
11. light is the first bodily form
Light is the first bodily form pays homage to the philosopher of light, Robert Grosseteste. The title is intended to be somewhat tongue-in-cheek since this video was made entirely in the dark, using only a circuit bent Webcam. No additional computer effects were added to the video. The music is the song “Rain Serenade” by Natural Snow Buildings.
12. Earth Red
(Earth Red)
13. I'll See You Again (I'll See You Again)
A group of artists settle in a swamp on the banks of the Indre River. Meanwhile, a voice describes a utopian world.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
14. Postmodernism: The Substance of Style
This film features some of the most important living Postmodern practitioners, Charles Jencks, Robert A M Stern and Sir Terry Farrell among them, and asks them how and why Postmodernism came about, and what it means to be Postmodern. This film was originally made for the V&A exhibition 'Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970 - 1990'.
15. La vera natura di Caravaggio
12-episode docuseries on the life and art of Italian baroque painter Caravaggio.
16. Marisol - Stop Motion
Captures the sculptor Marisol posing among her work.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
17. Screen Test: Marisol
Marisol has been posed against a light-coloured background and carefully lit from left and right. Her face emerges from the dark mass of her hair. The film is slightly out of focus throughout. At one point she glances off-screen, then resumes her gaze into the camera.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
18. Bob Indiana, Etc.
Robert Indiana with a few companions sitting, smiling, and smoking as life passes idly by.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
19. Screen Test: Ethel Scull
16mm, black and white film, silent, 4:30 min.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
20. Make
MAKE is a feature-length documentary for the modern creative, produced by the team at Musicbed. This film is a question. A conversation starter. It's an examination of the reasons we create and the things that drive us to make something new - passion or success. The film looks to examine the myth of creative success and what it means to live a healthy life as an artist.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
