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Architecture of Doom, The- Featuring never-before-seen film footage of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime, The Architecture of Doom captures the inner workings of the Third Reich and illuminates the Nazi aesthetic in art, architecture and popular culture.

 

Art Is...The Permanent Revolution- Among the wide range of 60 artists on display are Rembrandt, Goya, Daumier, Kollwitz, Dix, Masereel, Grosz, Gropper, and Picasso. Three contemporary American artists and a master printer make an etching, a woodcut and a lithograph before our eyes, while explaining the dynamic relationship between art and social engagement.

 

Breaking the Maya Code- Based on archaeologist Michael Coe's book and filmed in nine countries, Breaking the Maya Code is the amazing story of the 200-year struggle to unlock the secret hieroglyphs of the ancient Maya.

 

David Hockney: A Bigger Picture- Filmed over three years, this documentary is an unprecedented record of a major artist at work.  It captures David Hockney’s return from California to paint his native Yorkshire.

 

Hellfire: A Journey from Hiroshima- Nominated for an Academy Award, John Junkerman's documentary film Hellfire captures the artists Iri and Toshi Maruki in their decades-long collaboration to create a testament to the effects of the atomic bomb- the Hiroshima Murals.

 

 

 

In Search of Cezanne- In Search of Cezanne is an exploration of the life and legacy of 19th century French painter Paul Cezanne, as seen through the eyes of a young female documentary filmmaker who is just discovering his work.

 

James Castle- James Castle was born deaf in 1899 in central Idaho’s remote Garden Valley.  Castle refused to learn to read, write, sign, or finger-spell, but was obsessed from an early age with making art. In the years since his death, in 1977, Castle has gained world recognition as a prominent self-taught artist.

 

Last Dance- Powerhouse creative forces unite, and sparks fly, in Mirra Bank's award-winning film that follows the dazzling Pilobolus Dance Theater and Maurice Sendak (Where the Wild Things Are) as they collaborate on a dance-theater work honoring a Holocaust legacy.

 

Linnea in Monet's Garden- From the pages of the best-selling book comes the charming animated tale of a little girl's love of the paintings of French Impressionist Claude Monet.

 

 

 

A Model for Matisse- A warm and richly painted portrait of the little known relationship between Henri Matisse, and the woman who inspired him to create what he proclaimed the masterpiece of his life's work: The Chapel of the Rosary in the French village of Vence.

 

Our City Dreams- Filmed over the course of two years, Our City Dreams is an invitation to visit the creative spaces of five women artists. These women, who span different decades and represent diverse cultures, have one thing in common beyond making art: the city to which they have journeyed and now call home - New York.

 

Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider- Filmed in Morocco and featuring exclusive interviews with cultural icons such as Allen Ginsberg, Paul Bowles: The Complete Outsider explores the esoteric life of the man who wrote the The Sheltering Sky, one of the most provocative and influential novels of the 20th century.

 

Yves Saint Laurent- Two feature documentaries about the man who re-imagined women’s fashion that together form “a timeless portrait of an artist at work.” (LA Times).