1. 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.
2. Back To Africa
(Back To Africa)
3. Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak
This documentary shows how an Inuit artist's drawings are transferred to stone, printed and sold. Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset. This film was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar.
It has an average vote of 5.4 on TMDB.
4. The Living Stone
The Living Stone is a 1958 Canadian short documentary film directed by John Feeney about Inuit art. It shows the inspiration behind Inuit sculpture. The Inuit approach to the work is to release the image the artist sees imprisoned in the rough stone. The film centres on an old legend about the carving of the image of a sea spirit to bring food to a hungry camp. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
5. Marcello l'artiste duchesse (Marcello l'artiste duchesse)
(Marcello l'artiste duchesse)
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
6. All the Way Back: Thoughts of a Hypnotist
This film is a portrait of hypnotist and artist, Marcos Lutyens. It examines the idea of incorporating hypnotism into art through the filmmaker participating in a hypnotic induction.
7. Jack Kirby: Story Teller
A documentary on the life of Jack Kirby, co-creator of Captain America, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Thor, The Avengers, The Hulk, The X-Men and the New Gods, among other classic comic book superheroes.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
8. Mary Bauermeister - Eins plus eins ist drei (Mary Bauermeister - Eins plus eins ist drei)
(Mary Bauermeister - Eins plus eins ist drei)
9. Québec en silence (Québec en silence)
(Québec en silence)
10. Pollock & Pollock
Jackson and Charles Pollock, two brothers, two painters, are caught up in the twists of twentieth century American history. The electrical center of their trajectory is New York. Their correspondence resonates with it, questions a myth and brings a painter out of the shadows.
11. Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia
Michael Palin discovers the story of 17th-century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi. He unearths not only her paintings, but a complex and difficult life.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
12. Portrait of Imogen
Photographer Imogen Cunningham presents her own work in this Academy Award-nominated documentary.
13. Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers (Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher)
(Gegenschuss - Aufbruch der Filmemacher)
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
15. Jesus Christ Saviour (Jesus Christus Erlöser)
Klaus Kinski has perhaps the most ferocious reputation of all screen actors: his volatility was documented to electrifying effect in Werner Herzog’s 1999 portrait My Best Fiend. This documentary provides further fascinating insight into the talent and the tantrums of the great man. Beset by hecklers, Kinski tries to deliver an epic monologue about the life of Christ . The performance becomes a stand-off, as Kinski fights for control of the crowd and alters the words to bait his tormentors. Indispensable for Kinski fans, and a riveting introduction for newcomers, this is a unique document, which Variety called ‘a time capsule of societal ideals and personal demons.’
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
16. Still Life: Ron Mueck at Work (Still Life: Ron Mueck at Work)
(Still Life: Ron Mueck at Work)
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
17. David Hockney: Pleasures of the Eye
Pleasures of the eye, David Hockney’s work has shown him to be one of the most versatile and influential artists of our time. The British artist invites the observer to take a visual stroll through his paintings and explore the dimensions of time and space. In communicating a new sense of the spacetime continuum, he injects the medium of photography with entirely new and living components. His sensuous theatre sets make us hear music with our eyes and see colours with our ears. The documentary filmmaker Gero von Böhm paints a memorable portrait of a fascinating artist, whose work allows all of us to see the magic in the small and seemingly insignificant details of everyday life.
18. Andrew Weyth, The Helga Pictures
Charlton Heston tells the fascinating story of the intertwining of Andrew Wyeth's biography and art. He discusses themes of regeneration and fertility. An overview of Wyeth's place in contemporary art.
19. Forever
Père-Lachaise - one of the world's most famous and beautiful cemeteries - is the final resting-place of a gifted group of artists from all eras and corners of the world. Some - such as Piaf, Proust, Jim Morrison and Chopin - are worshiped to this day. Others have fallen into oblivion, or are visited occasionally by a single admirer. In Forever we see the mysterious, calming and consoling beauty of this unique cemetery through the eyes of people of flesh and blood. Many come for their 'own' beloved: husbands, wives, family and friends. Others Honor 'their' artist by leaving behind a personal message or a flower. While admirers share with us the importance of art and beauty in their lives, the graveyard gradually reveals itself as a source of inspiration for the living. Death offers little consolation except for the passing of time, the melancholia of a moss-covered tomb, and the beauty and power of a piece of music, a poem or a painting Written by Cobos
It has an average vote of 8.6 on TMDB.
20. The Great Contemporary Art Bubble
On September 15th 2008, the day of the the collapse of Lehmans, the worst financial news since 1929, Damien Hirst sold over £60 million of his art, in an auction at Sotheby’s that would total £111 million over two days. It was the peak of the contemporary art bubble, the greatest rise in the financial value of art in the history of the world. One art critic and film-maker was banned by Sotheby’s and Hirst from attending this historic auction: Ben Lewis.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
