Le richissime général Newton a fait don à la Galerie Grierson de cinquante millions de dollars pour rapatrier aux États-Unis le chef-d'œuvre de la peinture américaine : "La Mère de Whistler". Soucieux de donner le maximum de retentissement à cet événement, les administrateurs invitent la Royal National Gallery de Londres à envoyer sur place leur meilleur spécialiste en la matière. Erreur fatale : les Anglais profitent de l'occasion pour expédier à Los Angeles leur employé le plus haï et le plus nul, dans l'espoir de s'en débarrasser. Son nom est Bean, Mr. Bean.
After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement.
Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala.
Lila, une naturaliste à la pilosité abondante, et Nathan, un scientifique obsédé par les bonnes manières, ont perdu foi en la race humaine. Elle a trouvé le repos en allant vivre dans la jungle et en s'entourant d'animaux. Lui mène des expériences sur des souris en espérant rendre les hommes meilleurs. Sur leur route, ils font la connaissance de Puff, un homme-singe recueilli dans la jungle, et tentent de l'éduquer. Mais Lila va se battre pour préserver l'âme vierge et innocente de cet individu hors norme.
A young woman who has just started a job at an art museum writes an email to a friend she lived with until recently. The other woman, also young, works as an artist and has just moved to a new city. A narrator reads this email, but we don't know which of the two women the voice belongs to, whether to the sender or to the receiver of the message. Neither are we aware of the details of this relationship; but what we do know is that, in addition to their interest in art, they share a concern for the difficulties of carrying out their personal and professional lives in the present. By focusing on the peripheral or hidden details of some paintings in the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, this narrator relates several stories linked to the social, economic and psychological conditions of the artists, both past and present.
"Africa Light" - as white local citizens call Namibia. The name suggests romance, the beauty of nature and promises a life without any problems in a country where the difference between rich and poor could hardly be greater. Namibia does not give that impression of it. If you look at its surface it seems like Africa in its most innocent and civilized form. It is a country that is so inviting to dream by its spectacular landscape, stunning scenery and fascinating wildlife. It has a very strong tourism structure and the government gets a lot of money with its magical attraction. But despite its grandiose splendor it is an endless gray zone as well. It oscillates between tradition and modernity, between the cattle in the country and the slums in the city. It shuttles from colonial times, land property reform to minimum wage for everyone. It fluctuates between socialism and cold calculated market economy.
Andy Warhol fut l’un des artistes les plus importants – sinon le plus important – de la deuxième moitié du XXe siècle. Ce documentaire captivant et souvent émouvant, brosse un portrait de ce personnage aussi génial que décrié, qui sut capter les turbulences d’une époque marquée par le changement. Ce fi lm est le premier à exploiter les immenses archives du musée Andy Warhol de Pittsburgh.À travers quantité d’images et de séquences inédites complétées d’interviews, il explore la vie et l’œuvre de celui qui deviendra le pape du Pop Art – depuis son enfance solitaire et sa formation à Pittsburgh – jusqu’à l’explosion de sa carrière à New York et sa mort prématurée 1987.
The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole of his life and work through interviews, clips from his films, and conversations with his family and superstar friends. Andy Warhol, the son of poor Czech immigrants, grew up in the industrial slums of Pittsburgh while dreaming of Hollywood stars. He went on to become a star himself.
Ana est une belle jeune fille épanouie de 18 ans qui vit à Ibiza. Elle exprime sa passion pour la vie dans ses peintures naïves. Un jour, Justine, mécène cosmopolite, invite Ana a approfondir son travail en venant à Madrid, pour y vivre au sein d'un groupe de jeunes artistes. C'est le commencement d'un voyage qui mènera Ana sur de nouveaux continents, la menant à révéler, à travers l'hypnose, ses vies passées, qui ont traversé des siècles de mythes anciens. Ana devra relevé le défi de briser la chaîne de violence ancestrale qui siège dans son esprit chaotique.
Cette approche de l'œuvre et de la vie du graveur Katsushika Hokusai (1740-1849) débute par le contexte politique du shogunat d'Edo à l'époque de sa naissance : les paysans chassés de leurs terres viennent en ville, une classe marchande émerge, le pouvoir des samouraïs décline. Hokusai vit dans la pauvreté, fait son apprentissage de graveur, étudiant auprès des meilleurs artistes de l'époque, notamment Korin. Le style unique d'Hokusai vise le réalisme. La caméra fait un lent panoramique de l'art d'Hokusai : nous voyons des estampes populaires auprès des marchands et des roturiers, en particulier ses caricatures ; ses sujets sont souvent des personnes au travail. À la fin de sa vie, l'agitation politique devient son sujet.
A beautifully done video of Burning Man 2001, 2002 & 2003. Lots of people interviews, Center Cafe activity and extensive coverage of artist David Best and the Temple construction and burn. This documentary captures the swirling columns of dust that were created during the intense heat of the 2002 Temple burn.
Lizzie Lovejoy’s mini-documentary explores the world of non-traditional performance spaces, especially in the Tees Valley and celebrating the fantastic work they do. Lizzie spoke to Bobby Benjamin, artist and curator of Pineapple Black in Middlesbrough, about the exciting range of work the gallery has housed over the past couple of years during festivals, exhibitions and events. And from Redcar Palace Art Gallery, director James Beighton and curator Beth Smith of Tees Valley Arts discuss how the venue is used to create works as well as share them, and why accessibility has become one of their main focuses.
People connect to performance in different ways than visual art, but both can be incredibly powerful and influential. Using local creative spaces to pull both together highlights how fantastic our local cultural community really is.
This is an Art Mouse film for NARC. TV, written and directed by Lizzie Lovejoy.
Habana Shakes takes us on a rhythm-filled odyssey spanning ten vibrant days in Havana, a pulsating island city teetering on the edge of transformation. Infused with a lyrical heart, this is not just an homage to Cuba's spirited culture but also provides an intimate window into the dynamic worlds of Cuban youth. Through the eyes of a skater, a tattoo artist, an actor, a ballerina and an electronica DJ, we find ourselves asking: What aspirations do these young Cubans hold for their nation and future, and how might these differ from or echo the dreams and hopes of their parent’s generation?
Nous vivons des temps étranges. Alors que les médias traditionnels continuent d'accaparer l'attention, les "guerres" entre anciens et nouveaux mode de diffusion, entre pirates et institutions de droits d'auteurs, semblent déjà perdues et gagnées. Nous savons qui sont les gagnants. Que dire de plus alors ?
AquaBurn is an award-winning documentary film by director Bill Breithaupt showcasing "The Floating World" theme of the 2002 Burning Man Festival. AquaBurn features many of the incredible Burning Man art installations, the imagination and originality that went into their creation, and the artists who conceived them. Unlike conventional documentaries on the Burning Man Festival, AquaBurn captures the true feeling and excitement of the event itself, transporting the viewer to a hot, dusty wonderland without ever leaving home.
An exploration of TS Eliot's The Waste Land, in its centenary year, that for the first time uncovers the personal story behind Eliot's creation of his celebrated poem.
Drama in the Desert: The Sights and Sounds of Burning Man is a full-color book (which includes a DVD) based on the captivating images of Holly Kreuter, with contributions from an additional 90 Burning Man participants, offering the reader a taste of the Burning Man experience. The DVD includes an original Score by Sean Abreu, seven slideshows featuring 560 Kreuter photographs and video interviews with 8 artists including Larry Harvey.
Spontaneous Combustion embraces the holistic vision of one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most provocative artists and thinkers: the unity of the natural environment and the human imagination, the energy, rhythm and textures of the physical world expressed in clay, words, and music. The film celebrates the legacy of Barry Brickell (1935-2016) and the realisation of his extraordinary dream, Driving Creek Railway: a productive pottery with numerous kilns, a bush railway, a native bird and bush sanctuary and a lively creative hub drawing artists from around the globe.
The film follows Postcommodity, an interdisciplinary arts collective comprised of Raven Chacon, Cristóbal Martinez and Kade L. Twist, who put land art in a tribal context. The group bring together a community to construct the Repellent Fence, a two-mile long ephemeral monument “stitching” together the US and Mexico.
À l'occasion des quarante ans de l'arrivée de François Mitterrand au pouvoir en mai 1981, retour sur les rapports qui liaient le Président et les artistes, entre admiration et manipulation. Cet anniversaire est l'occasion de redécouvrir les grandes réalisations qui portent son empreinte et incarnent la gauche au pouvoir, mais aussi de dévoiler la relation profonde que le président socialiste entretenait avec l'art et la culture, Ses plus proches collaborateurs, ses ministres, ses amis de toujours et sa fille, Mazarine Pingeot, dressent, aux côtés de Léa Salamé, un portrait inédit du dernier Florentin de la République.