The Adventurers of Modern Art - The story plunges us into Parisian life at the beginning of the twentieth century, a hotbed of artistic creation with the blossoming of Fauvism, Cubism, Dadaism and Surrealism.
All Restrictions End - Reflections on Islam and clothing, Iranian cinema, Persian painting and more characterize this thought-provoking artistic documentary.
Anatsui at Work - A swift instructive look at the artist El Anatsui demonstrating his process, and discussing his theories.
Art and Oligarchs - Newly-minted Russian art collectors have many reasons for investing in fine art, some more sleazy than others.
Artists & Love - This documentary series tells the story of intimate and tumultuous love stories in the context of art history.
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Bauhaus Spirit - Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Walter Gropius’ Bauhaus with this lively, wide-ranging documentary exploring the history, present and future of the utopian design and architecture school and communal social movement around the world.
Between Madness and Art - The story of Dr. Hans Prinzhorn (1886-1933) and his collection of art by schizophrenic patients.
Beyond Zero: 1914-1918 - Auteur filmmaker Bill Morrison brings to life a new cinematic record of World War I.
Black Dawn - An animated account of Haiti's liberation told through the eyes of two African slaves.
Black Is the Color - Traces the history of African-American art, placing great works in context and including commentary from celebrated contemporary visual artists.
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The Chinese Lives of Uli Sigg - The entrepreneur, diplomat and art collector Uli Sigg has played a role in the transformation of China's art world since the 1970s.
Chris Marker's Bestiary - Five Chris Marker short films devoted to animals collected together and available for the first time!
Colette - A fascinating visit with the legendary writer in her Paris apartment on the Palais Royal circa 1951. And Jean Cocteau drops by.
Dong - The great filmmaker Jia Zhangke travels with acclaimed painter Liu Xiaodong to Thailand where they meet workers in the throes of social turmoil.
Dreams Rewired - Tilda Swinton's narration and a treasure trove of rare archival footage trace the origins of today's hyper-connected world.
Dust - DUST turns one of the most commonplace subjects imaginable into a vehicle for a new appreciation of how these tiny particles affect our bodies and our environment and can provide a fresh new perspective of the entire world.
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Eternity Has No Door of Escape - A history of "outsider art" or "art brut" spontaneously produced by self-taught creators on the fringes of society.
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Fang - Mixes documentary and fiction techniques to recount an African art object's 100 year journey - a whole century of Western attitudes towards African culture packed into 8 minutes!
Food Design - A look inside the secret chambers where designers and scientists are defining your favorite mouthful of tomorrow.
Futures Market - A visual essay on cultural memory, urban space, and real estate speculation.
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Great Expectations - A journey through the history of visionary architecture, a survey of the most significant architectural movements of the 20th century that challenged conventional concepts.
The Grocer's Son, the Mayor, the Village and the World - A group of people have gathered in what used to be the village grocery store. Among the vineyards in rural France, they are trying to start a platform for broadcasting documentary films.
Guernica - Uses the famous painting by Picasso to bear witness to the atrocities of the Spanish civil war and fascism.
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The Hermitage Dwellers - A kaleidoscopic portrait of Russia's Hermitage, the world's largest museum.
Hermitage-Niks - This five-part series is the expanded, in-depth version of THE HERMITAGE DWELLERS.
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In the Steps of Trisha Brown - The dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet learn to perform "Glacial Decoy," the seminal 1979 work by choreographer Trisha Brown.
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Kentridge and Dumas in Conversation - The two South African artists speak frankly about their work, their studio practice, their inspirations, and the challenges of success.
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The Last Angel of History - An engaging and searing examination of the hitherto unexplored relationships between Pan-African culture, science fiction, intergalactic travel, and rapidly progressing computer technology. (from the Jan., 1998 Catalog Supplement)
Lemebel - Writer, visual artist and pioneer of the queer movement in Latin America, Pedro Lemebel shook up conservative Chilean society during Pinochet’s dictatorship in the 1980s.
Living Memory - About Mali's ancient culture, and this culture's position in the country today. Exposes tensions in a society assailed by modernization, Islam and global tourism, yet confident that it will maintain its own distinctive character.
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Malick Sidibé - Short but sweet look at the work of the renowned African artist whose photographs have documented social and cultural changes in Mali over a forty-year period.
Man for a Day - Performance artist and drag king Diane Torr leads a workshop in which women develop male characters.
Mille Gilles - The thought and ideas of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, and his impact on creative work and communities around the world.
A Modest World - A film about ordinary people who transform insignificant things into works of art.
Monobloc - How the best-selling, unsightly plastic chair took the world by storm.
Mr. Gaga - The story of artistic genius Ohad Naharin, one of the most important choreographers in the world, who redefined the language of modern dance.
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Nefertiti's Daughters - Female street artists are on the front lines in the fight for freedom in Egypt today.
A New Old Play - One evening in the 1980s, Qiu Fu, a leading clown-role actor in 20th-century Sichuan opera, is killed in an accident and must reluctantly set off for the Ghost City.
The Next Big Thing - The contemporary art world is changing dramatically. How are collectors, museum directors, dealers and artists responding to transformations in the market?
Notes on Marie Menken - The story of the "mother of avante-garde film"—the influential experimental filmmaker who inspired artists such as Stan Brakhage, Andy Warhol, and Kenneth Anger.
On Snow's Wavelength, Zoom Out - A documentary on artist Michael Snow, regarded as one of the great innovators and theoreticians of the film medium, as informative and enjoyable as it is beautifully constructed.
On the French Riviera with Man Ray and Picasso - More than a surrealist travel diary, this film tells the story of the friendship between a group of painters, photographers and poets who are passionate about art.
One Day Pina Asked... - Chantal Akerman follows choreographer Pina Bausch and her dance company on a European tour.
Outsider - Judith Scott had Down syndrome, was deaf, and did not speak. Then, after 35 years of institutionalization, she created a series of sculptures that have fascinated and mystified art experts around the world.
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Painted Landscapes of the Times - Profiles painter Sue Coe, whose shocking art cries passionately for justice in troubled times.
Paris Calligrammes - Artist and filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger resurrects the old Saint-Germain-des-Prés and Latin Quarter of 1960s Paris.
Paul Gauguin - Paul Gauguin's life, from Brittany to Tahiti, is illustrated by his paintings and extracts from his diary.
Picasso and Sima, Antibes 1946 - In 1946, Pablo Picasso asked fellow artist Michel Sima to document Picasso's artwork-in-progress.
The Point of Least Resistance - Two artists in rat and bear costumes become embroiled in a murder mystery that raises questions and observation on the nature of art and crime, before spiraling into sublime flights of fancy.
Portraits of America - Natalie Bookchin is an artist and filmmaker who, through virtuosic editing and innovative sonic and visual montage, interrogates the American crisis and its increased inequality and polarization.
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Raw Beauty - Explores the immense influence of artists deemed to have psychological illnesses on 20th-century art history.
Rebels on Pointe - The riotous, all-male troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo challenge gender and artistic norms in the world of ballet.
Regular or Super - A lovely introduction to Mies van der Rohe, one of the 20th century's most influential architects, and a stimulating examination of modernism and urban environments.
Remembrance of Things to Come - This tapestry of still photographs, subject-skipping montage and rapid shuttle of wit and philosophy is pure Chris Marker.
The Right Way - Two artists in rat and bear costumes try to find reasons for all they see and experience, getting closer than expected to the right way.
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Saving Mes Aynak - Afghan archaeologist Qadir Temori races against time to save a 5,000-year-old archaeological site from imminent demolition.
Secret Museums - For millenia erotic art has been created, often by some of the world's best-known artists. But it is rarely on public display.
The Silence of Mark Rothko - With his imposing canvasses, pure color and texture, Mark Rothko sought to express fundamental human emotions.
Sol LeWitt - Explores the artist's work and philosophy, using extensive interviews and documentation of artwork installed around the world.
The Spectre of Hope - Critic and writer John Berger and photographer Sebastião Salgado lead this searing examination of imagery and images, the abyss, hope, and globalization.
Stolen Art - In 1978 in New York City, an unknown Czech artist by the name of Pavel Novak held an exhibit entitled Stolen Art...
Summers with Picasso - Two beautiful and intimate looks at Pablo Picasso, his life, loves and art.
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Tape - Performance artist Li Ning turns his life into art in this epic work of experimental documentary.
'Til Madness Do Us Part - The daily lives and isolation of a group of men locked on one floor of a Chinese city's psychiatric institution.
To Be Seen - A lively study of visual culture, and an exploration of an age-old urban cultural phenomenon, street art. What is art's role in the context of public space and urban culture?
Tosca's Kiss - Meet the inhabitants of the "Casa di Riposa" in Milan, the world's first nursing home for retired opera singers, founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896.
Two Films by Peter Fischli and David Weiss - From the artists who brought us the amazing cult classic THE WAY THINGS GO, Peter Fischli and David Weiss, come the earlier adventures of Rat and Bear!
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Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own - URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD: INTO HER OWN is an artistic biography of one of the few women in the world working in monumental sculpture.
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Van Gogh - The film charts the life and spiritual odyssey of one of the great modern painters purely through use of his paintings.
Views on Vermeer - 10 contemporary artists and writers invite us to discover or re-discover the painter's work, and to appreciate it in new ways.
Vulva 3.0 - Comprehensive and unflustered research into the history and biology of the female anatomy.
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The Way Things Go - 100 feet of physical interactions, chemical reactions, and precisely crafted chaos worthy of Rube Goldberg or Alfred Hitchcock - a discussion starter for sure.
What If Babel Was Just a Myth? - The societies that populate the heart of the African continent form such a mosaic that it is not uncommon to meet villagers speaking six to seven languages. But how much longer will this last?
White Balls on Walls - Go behind-the-scenes as the staff at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Musuem strives to diversify their art collection, where 90% of the art was made by white men.
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Xu Bing: Phoenix - Documents the process of creating Xu Bing's monumental bird sculpture through to its installation at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA).
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Zone of Silence - Five Cuban intellectuals discuss censorship as a historical, political and social phenomenon.
Zone of Silence - Five Cuban intellectuals discuss censorship as a historical, political and social phenomenon.
Zygosis - A radical and humorous electronic homage to John Heartfield, anti-Nazi German satirist who pioneered the photomontage.
More Films & DVDs on Art
Bruly Bouabré's Alphabet - In the 1950's, Ivory Coast artist Bruly Bouabré created hundreds of pictograms based on one-syllable words in his language, Bété.
The Case of the Grinning Cat - In his newest film, French cinema-essayist Chris Marker reflects on French and international politics, art and culture at the start of the new millennium.
Cracks in the Mask - A Torres Strait Islander sets out on a voyage of discovery to the great museums of Europe where his cultural heritage now lies.
Luckey - A highly engrossing family drama about a successful artist who must cope with his sudden paralysis following an accident.
Santiago Calatrava's Travels - A fascinating portrait of world famous artist, engineer, architect and urban studies scholar Santiago Calatrava, and an interdisciplinary reflection on the perception and impact of architecture.
Sunrise Over Tiananmen Square - An artist's personal exploration of China's recent history from the Cultural Revolution through the 1980s, told through a rich collage of original artwork, archival and family photographs, and animation.
The Universal Clock - Is there an alternative to run-of-the-mill TV? The film introduces us to Peter Watkins, who for the last three decades has proven that quality TV may be made without compromise.
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