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Art Spiegelman: Disaster is my Muse is a portrait of an artist fully engaged with his past and his present who, with his chosen medium of comics, helps us to understand our turbulent world, and is testimony to the power of art to make sense of our personal and collective histories.
Eighty years after his liberation from Buchenwald, Elie Wiesel: Soul on Fire reveals the man behind the searing and widely read memoir, Night. Through Wiesel’s own words, rare archives, interviews, and hand-painted animation, the film explores his legacy as a Holocaust survivor and public figure.
The film illuminates the extraordinary life and work of one of the most influential and fearless political thinkers of the 20th century. Arendt’s time as a WW2 political prisoner and refugee generated daring insights about the human condition and totalitarianism, which continue to resonate profoundly today.
The first feature documentary about groundbreaking public artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles, the New York City Sanitation Department’s official artist-in-residence. After the Revolution, who’s going to pick up the garbage?
Visionary composer and performer Meredith Monk overcame hostile critics to become one of the great artists of her generation. In her seventh decade of creativity, she ponders how such singular work can go on without her.
A documentary chronicling the life of Steven Spielberg, exploring his childhood and Jewish background. Through film clips and interviews, it delves into how his personal life has influenced his creative work.
