NYC PREMIERE In 2013 artist Ai Weiwei and curator Cheryl Haines created an interactive art installation on San Francisco’s Alcatraz Island. Formerly imprisoned by the Chinese government for his art and political activism, Ai uses his experiences as inspiration. Through a unique combination of kites, Legos and postcards, Ai and Haines pay tribute to prisoners of […]
Artist Alex Da Corte combines personal narrative, art-historical references and television characters to create a contemporary portrait of America in 57 parts.
Petra Leary, a skater girl with no formal education, claims her place as one of the top aerial photographers in the world.
A look at the connection between self-love and body image through four women and their art.
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE Body of Truth profiles four unique female artists exploring complex personal and universal themes. Shirin Neshat works with the female body both as a sensual entity and a political space; Marina Abramović pushes through physical pain to attain freedom; Sigalit Landau uses her art to heal inner wounds; and Katharina Sieverding examines the artist’s […]
NYC PREMIERE. The subjects of Kate Davis and David Heilbroner’s new film were all born into music royalty. But when the offspring of James Taylor, Carly Simon, Bill Withers, Stephen Stills and the Marleys set out to become singer-songwriters themselves, they walk a fine line between trying to live up to the success of their legendary […]
A music and art project gets instruments back into the hands of Philadelphia students.
WORLD PREMIERE. Jazz bassist Buster Williams’ storied career includes playing with past greats Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Sarah Vaughan, Dexter Gordon, Chet Baker and Nancy Wilson, amongst others. Spend some time with Williams and his present-day collaborators—icons Benny Golson, Herbie Hancock, Rufus Reid, Christian McBride, Carmen Lundy, Kenny Barron and more—as they jam, tell tales and create […]
Queer communities, high school football players, freeways and Elizabeth Taylor all have in common the lens of American artist and photographer, Catherine Opie.
NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE Charming and engaging, with a youthful curiosity well into his 80s, Elliott Erwitt has always let his photos speak for themselves. His iconic black-and-white shots of presidents, popes, celebrities and everyday folks span over six decades and multiple countries. Narrated by his assistant, this film takes us inside his extensive photo archives and […]