Art Movies

It's been a long time since Leila, a costume girl, hasn't seen her father. A number of photos of Mr. Leila taken when he was a child made Leila...

Winter 2007. Two artists from Argentina receive a grant to develop their work in Montreal (Canada). The only catch? They have to share an apartment....

Two street artists with contrasting intentions about the artform tell the relevance of street art in society while accompanied by an enigmatic...

A young sculptor struggles to finish his masterpiece, a sculpture of a woman, as it inexplicably cracks.

A documentary about the life and works of the artist M. C. Escher. Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a...

How the Costacos Brothers built a wall art empire.

A wall can be a barrier. It can be a structure of limitation or a source of repression. For the Inside Out Project, a wall is a canvas, and so are...

Numerals on clear film from 1 to 1000."

The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition...

Fumiko is a young girl with a vivid imagination and a heart full of dreams. Everything changes when she receives a special toy, a red panda named...

May 2, 2024. Amidst big names from São Paulo's drag scene, a young filmmaker dives into the experience of becoming a drag queen for one night.

Francisco Esteves, an elevator technician, lives between routine and a quiet passion for art. Inspired by the music of The Doors, he reflects on the...

The Iron Man takes us on an introspective journey into the life of Toni, a man who finds in art and nature the essential pillars of his existence....

Frida Kahlo began to paint in 1925 while recovering from a streetcar accident that left her permanently disabled. Many of her 200 paintings directly...

An artist on the verge of finishing his dream.

In this film, outspokenly homosexual filmmaker Rosa von Praunheim has documented his encounters with friends in the New York "underground" arts...

As so often, also here it's rather about allusion than description. This also applies to the persons represented. Flat silhouettes of people. Their...