All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Art, Documentary Film
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Publication Year
2022
Publisher
Criterion Collection, United States
Subject
Art and social action, Biographical films, Documentary films, Goldin, Nan, 1953-, Opioid abuse United States, Photographers, Sackler family, Sexual minority activists, Social problem films
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Abstract
Told through her slideshows, intimate interviews, and ground-breaking photography, this epic, emotional and interconnected story about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin's personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.
"Fearless documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras's career-long pursuit of truth and justice finds powerful expression in an epic story of art, activism, and survival. Made in collaboration with renowned artist Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed entwines the mission of PAIN an advocacy group she founded to raise awareness about the billionaire Sackler family's integral role in the ongoing crisis of opioid overdoses with an intimate journey through Goldin's life, from her rebellious adolescence and immersion in New York City's thriving underground arts scene to her personal experiences of addiction and the AIDS epidemic. Through it all, her indelible photographs and candid reflections on memory and trauma reveal her unyielding solidarity with marginalized communities that refuse to remain silent."
"Fearless documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras's career-long pursuit of truth and justice finds powerful expression in an epic story of art, activism, and survival. Made in collaboration with renowned artist Nan Goldin, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed entwines the mission of PAIN an advocacy group she founded to raise awareness about the billionaire Sackler family's integral role in the ongoing crisis of opioid overdoses with an intimate journey through Goldin's life, from her rebellious adolescence and immersion in New York City's thriving underground arts scene to her personal experiences of addiction and the AIDS epidemic. Through it all, her indelible photographs and candid reflections on memory and trauma reveal her unyielding solidarity with marginalized communities that refuse to remain silent."
Description
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color and some black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm). Soundtrack in English; optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); optional descriptive audio in English.
Originally released as a documentary in 2022
Accompanied by booklet containing the essay "The highest stakes" by Sarah Schulman
Special features: New interview with Poitras ; Two conversations from the 2022 New York Film Festival, one featuring Poitras, Goldin, coproducer and PAIN activist Megan Kapler, PAIN activist Harry Cullen, and lawyer and PAIN member Mike Quinn discussing the making of the film, and the other featuring Goldin on art and activism ; Trailer
Originally released as a documentary in 2022
Accompanied by booklet containing the essay "The highest stakes" by Sarah Schulman
Special features: New interview with Poitras ; Two conversations from the 2022 New York Film Festival, one featuring Poitras, Goldin, coproducer and PAIN activist Megan Kapler, PAIN activist Harry Cullen, and lawyer and PAIN member Mike Quinn discussing the making of the film, and the other featuring Goldin on art and activism ; Trailer
Biblio Notes
Available through Kanopy Films for streaming:
https://www.kanopy.com/en/swccd/video/13182301
https://www.kanopy.com/en/swccd/video/13182301
Number of Copies
1
