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]]>The UK Jazz scene is exploding. This documentary celebrates some of the most exciting talent in a new and dynamic underground music scene, featuring live performance and interviews with the next generation of jazz artistes.
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]]>A visually arresting feature documentary, set in the present but which tells the rich story of Haiti’s past, that follows a number of carnival performers in the lead-up to, and during, the annual Jacmel Mardi Gras. The performers relate their own personal histories as well as the stories of their carnival characters, which represent moments and people from the distant, and not so distant, Haitian past
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]]>Theaters of War is a gripping, well-researched, and clearly presented a look at the role the US military plays in American popular culture. It examines the influence of the Pentagon and CIA in shaping Hollywood and television scripts and features interviews with academics, government officials, veterans, and industry players including Oliver Stone.
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]]>Guided by 4 musicians from an international Chamber Orchestra, Anatomy of a String Quartet takes audiences on an intimate journey through the rehearsal and performance of an iconic piece of string music. As the players explore the story behind the music, they also share in their artistic process and the challenges of collaboration.
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]]>This documentary series explores how and why we are influenced by art, who funds art in an attempt to influence the way we think, if contemporary art still fulfills our creative needs and desires, and what could become the art of tomorrow.
We cover how art is a fundamental need within us from birth without conditioning. One that exists for all of us. Not only art gives us “the joy of making” but also the pleasure of bounding, sharing, making sense of the world.
We see how our modern world was actually shaped centuries ago through new ideas and new artistic approaches. And we learn a new history of
Modern art – an attempt for artists to reach the
unseen through their work.
We see how art could be a tool for supporting ideologies and we learn that free enterprise was being promoted by the CIA after WWII as a means of exporting “freedom” around the world.
We learn what contemporary art is made
of. We define the dispositive surrounding
contemporary works that sometimes
challenge the viewer by bringing
publicly activism and politics.
We meet artists and see how much they care about the seriousness of their practice – whether they paint, carve or create digital works. When they generally don’t want to belong to a movement or have a label put on their work, they all value the importance of the collective.
We try to define the complex relationship between art and money and realize the importance of being critical in a world where everything and everyone seems to have a price.
We define the role of museums and see how easily they could become a simple touristic attraction. We then realize that museums would likely be relegated to the outdated scrapheap of history, as more and more people assume it’s not for us, or it’s obsolete.
We question the subject of beauty and transcendence in art. We realize that art has this magical power to slow us down – whether we’re artists and simple observers. Art is our best way of knowing who we are and what we have yet to become.
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]]>With new and vivid first-hand details and over 40 personal photos never before seen in any other movie about The Beatles, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Paul Saltzman shares an extraordinary life experience.
In 1968, then 23-year-old Paul Saltzman spent a week hanging out with the Beatles at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. The film retraces Saltzman’s life-changing journey, which started with a broken heart and ended with learning transcendental meditation and spending intimate personal time with John, Paul, George and Ringo.
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]]>4 X Emmy Winner!
Washington Post Top 5 Travel show of 2021
Join Emmy Award-winning travel host Mickela Mallozzi on a trek around the world, exploring culture, dance and celebrations! From a magical journey in Turkey to dancing tango on the main stage in Buenos Aires, and experiencing the ethnic flavors of NYC, Mickela seeks out the traditional side of every culture while connecting with the local community through celebration and artistic expression.
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]]>Fill The Frame follows eight contemporary New York street photographers and why the art inspires them.
With the popularity of social media, the genre of street photography has grown like never before. This film allows the viewer to understand how the work of each contemporary artist fits within the broader history of street photography.
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]]>What is the meaning of Leonardo da Vinci’s most enigmatic painting: The Virgin of the Rocks? Why did he paint not one, but two versions of the painting and why did he place the Madonna in a cave? What mysterious symbolism inspired this unusual setting, which does not appear in any of the Gospels? These tantalizing questions are answered in this film which uses Leonardo’s own notebooks to retrace his steps and reveals some surprising answers.
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]]>Aggie explores the nexus of art, race, and justice through the story of art collector and philanthropist Agnes “Aggie” Gund’s life. The film opens with Aggie selling Roy Lichtenstein’s “Masterpiece” For $165 million to start the Art for Justice Fund. The film captures Aggie as a true maverick who demonstrates the unique role and potential of collectors and benefactors to use art to fight justice.
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