Film
Exposing the Struggles of Artists on Strike Against Life
James N. Kienitz Wilkins's experimental documentary Common Carrier finds artists balancing creative pursuits and the demands of life in New York City.
Documentary
Art
Fading Memories of Chinatown in 1940s San Francisco, Preserved in Dioramas
"I want to capture my memories, and the only way for me to capture my memories is to make them in three dimensions," says artist Frank Wong in the short film Forever, Chinatown.
Art
A Film Festival for the Workers of the World
Running May 5 to 25, the Workers Unite Film Festival features a diverse program of documentaries, fictional features, and shorts, all devoted to labor solidarity.
Film
A Documentary Introduction to the Art World, with Star Power and Obvious Ideas
Blurred Lines: Inside the Art World, showing at the Tribeca Film Festival, is a successful crash course in the forces shaping the art market that fails to go deeper.
Film
The Rise and Fall of a 1980s Street Art Star
Artist Richard Hambleton's career took off in the 1980s, but the following decade he was wracked by addiction and destitute. A new documentary tracks his dramatic trajectory.
Film
Maurizio Cattelan’s Latest Prank Is a Documentary About His Life and Work
Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back makes an unconventional yet compelling case for the profundity of the artist's elaborate sculptural jokes.
Art
A Documentary Series Breaks Down the Infrastructure of Cloud Computing
When viewing promotional videos of data centers from corporations like Google and Microsoft, artist Matt Parker always felt something was missing: the sound of this internet infrastructure.
Film
A Cinematic Portrait of David Lynch’s Life and Art Before Film
The new documentary David Lynch: The Art Life is an engrossing account of the artist's early life, from childhood to film school.
Film
A Documentary on Tony Conrad's Shape-Shifting Legacy
A new documentary about the experimental musician, filmmaker, and artist, details his many influential projects while illuminating countless others we know very little about — for now.
Art
A Documentary About Latin Boogaloo Screens at El Museo del Barrio
The documentary We Like it Like That: The Story of Latin Boogaloo, which traces the rise of the musical movement, is screening March 31 at El Museo del Barrio.
Film
A Documentary About Syrian Refugees Undermines Its Subjects
'A Syrian Love Story' has an opportunity to do delicate, powerful work; instead, like its subjects, it gets trapped within the limits of its own choices.
Art
A Screening of Martha Rosler’s Documentary on Housing Injustice in South Africa
On March 23, UnionDocs is showing the latest version of a still-in-progress documentary Martha Rosler filmed in South Africa in 1990.