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THE CATS of MIRIKITANI
Eighty-year-old Jimmy Mirikitani survived the trauma of WWII internment camps, Hiroshima, and homelessness by creating art. But when 9/11 threatens his life on the New York City streets and a local filmmaker brings him to her home, the two embark on a journey to confront Jimmy's painful past. An intimate exploration of the lingering wounds of war and the healing powers of friendship and art, this documentary won the Audience Award at its premiere in the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.
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BLACK WHITE + GRAY: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
This film explores the complex relationship between two major forces in the photography world legendary curator Sam Wagstaff and photographer Robert Mapplethorpe who in the 1970s and 1980s were at the epicenter of New York's revolutionary art scene. The film also explores the relationship both men had with musician/poet Patti Smith, and features additional interviews with novelist Dominick Dunne, curator Pierre Apraxine, photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and others.
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JACK SMITH and the DESTRUCTION of ATLANTIS
A mesmerizing collage of images and audio from the life and work of Jack Smith, the underground filmmaker, photographer, performance artist, and anti-capitalist, who worked in New York from the '60s until his death in 1989. Highlights include the story behind the Supreme Court case over the banning of his 1963 classic Flaming Creatures.
Coming to DVD 08.26.08
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ALICE NEEL DOCUMENTARY
Alice Neel (1900-1984), one of the great portrait painters of the 20th century, reinvented the genre by expressing the inner landscape of her subjects, who included luminaries such as Andy Warhol, Bella Abzug, and Allen Ginsberg. Made by her grandson, Andrew Neel, this very personal film captures her struggles as a female artist, a single mother, and a painter who defied convention.
Coming to DVD 10.07.08 PRE-ORDER SRP: $29.95
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