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Genre: Art


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376 Days (Nick Cave: Keep it Movin’) [short film]

Claude-Aline T Nazaire-Miller  |   United States
English  
Art, Documentary

Artist Nick Cave prepares for a career-spanning exhibition and a groundbreaking fashion performance celebrating gender identity.

In-Person
A man in a dark trench coat stands on a hill overlooking a vast landscape and open sky. A winged statue sits behind him.

Anselm

Wim Wenders  |   Germany
English, German  
Art, Documentary

Wim Wenders’ 3D documentary is a luminous portrait of iconoclastic German artist Anselm Kiefer, whose monumental work is captured in all its mythic splendor.

In-Person

Beyond the Frame: 376 Days (Nick Cave: Keep it Movin’) + Chronicle of a Summer Day

Various  |   United States
English  
Art, Documentary, LGBTQ

This suite of films explores the fusion of the natural world and cultural narratives, as well as the limitless possibilities of creative expression and transcending convention.

In-Person
A group of colorfully dressed young people celebtate together.

La Chimera

Alice Rohrwacher  |   Italy, France, Switzerland
Italian  
Art, Crime, Drama

A group of misfits scour the Tuscan countryside for artifacts, until an invaluable find makes them question their role in plundering history.

In-Person
A close up of a woman over a black and red backdrop.

The Daughters of Fire [short film] (As filhas do fogo)

Pedro Costa  |   Portugal
Portuguese  
Art, Drama

Directed by Pedro Costa, The Daughters of Fire represents a radical step forward in form and ambition for the singular Portuguese maestro.

In-Person
Two men speak to each other. Framed behind them is a large mirrored structure, reflecting trees and buildings.

Depot – Reflecting Boijmans

Sonia Herman Dolz  |   Netherlands
Dutch, English, German  
Architecture, Art, Documentary

This playful documentary chronicles the construction of the Depot, a shimmering open-concept space in Rotterdam that reimagines the possibilities for art storage and exhibition.

In-Person
A blurred image of two people walking down a beach, and another person with a camera on a tripod.

in water (mul-an-e-seo)

Hong Sangsoo  |   South Korea
Korean  
Art, Drama

Three friends wander Jeju Island in search of inspiration for a film in this formally bold meditation on the enigmatic nature of the creative process.

In-Person
In the center of a brick city street gathers a group of people in strange vintage costumes.

Pictures of Ghosts (Retratos fantasmas)

Kleber Mendonça Filho  |   Brazil
Portuguese  
Architecture, Art, Documentary, Social Commentary

From acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho comes an incisive and whimsical essay film about movies, memory, and the places of one’s past.