October 6, 2016

James Turrell: You Who Look

NYC PREMIERE What is visual perception? James Turrell, the artist who, for over 40 years, has been creating artworks that test our notions of seeing, takes us on a journey through his immersive series of works. Directed by award winning filmmaker Jessica Yu with an original score by Jeff Beal this short documentary conveys the […]

October 6, 2016

Marian

WORLD PREMIERE When a Tony award winning actress stops speaking she relies on her students, colleagues and only daughter to speak for her.

October 6, 2016

MissMe: The Artful Vandal

NYC PREMIERE At the height of a successful career at one of the world’s top advertising agencies, renowned Montreal-based Miss Me quit her job and took to the streets to become an underground street artist. Her goal? Self-liberation, authenticity, and to be a loud, counter-voice to the objectification of women in mainstream advertising.

October 6, 2016

The Man is the Music

WORLD PREMIERE This short documentary is not so much a portrait of the prolific artist and musician Lonnie Holley, as an experiential reflection on art as a way of life. Holley’s work is a product of the environment in which he was raised  “Jim Crow Alabama “and reflects the impact of being socially discarded. Holley […]

October 6, 2016

SHORTS: THE CREATIVE SPARK

Films about artistic inspiration and creativity. An artistcreates love-worn, gothic bunny dolls in Amanda and the Hare (USA, 12 min., Emily Mills). The Man Is the Music explores the impact of being socially discarded (USA, 19 min., Maris Curran). An advertising creative pursues female empowerment through street art in MissMe: The Artful Vandal (USA/Canada, 4 […]

October 6, 2016

Washed Away

NYC PREMIERE Washed Away chronicles the transformation of a person who goes from one of the darkest places a human can go to a place of hope and inspiration. The driving force behind his change is art.

October 6, 2016

Amanda and the Hare

NYC PREMIERE Cleveland-based artist Amanda Louise Spayd creates love-worn, gothic bunny dolls she calls Dust Bunnies. As she works on her newest hare, she shares insight into her artistic process, personal battles, and why she loves to create.

October 6, 2016

Santiago Calatrava

WORLD PREMIERE Santiago Calatrava is the architectural genius behind Europe’s greatest railroad stations, bridges and public buildings. Yet, Calatrava is not a “starchitect.” Mostly known as an architect and engineer, the film sets out to redefine Calatrava first and foremost as an Artist by revealing his creative process and the synergies between his magnum opus, the […]

October 6, 2016

Mark Rothko: #10

WORLD PREMIERE This short film is an abbreviated profile of the artist Mark Rothko specifically focused on his #10 painting created in the late 1950s. There is no existing live action footage of Rothko. Referencing archival still photographs live action sequences were created and combined with the archival voices of Rothko’s friends and art critics […]

October 6, 2016

Kid Yamaka

NYC PREMIERE Kid Yamaka is a short film from multi-Emmy-nominated director Matt Ogens, profiling the eponymous LA-area boxer (real name: Zachary Wohlman). The 14-minute film is a deeply human story, diving into Wohlman’s troubled background, his training under world-class coach Freddie Roach, and his path to personal redemption through boxing, Judaism, and sobriety. Wohlman is […]