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ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
An incendiary, Oscar-nominated portrait of art and activism, documenting artist Nan Goldin’s extraordinary struggle to hold the Sackler family accountable for the opioid addiction crisis.
Sunday 26 March Town Hall Doors 10:55 AM | Session 11:15 AM | End 1:50 PM
Director: Laura Poitras | 2022 | USA | 122 mins | 18 | Documentary |
Q&A with gallerist and curator John Marchant
Q&A with gallerist and curator John Marchant
Academy Award winner Laura Poitras gives us an epic, emotional and interconnected story about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin. Using Goldin's slideshows, intimate interviews and ground-breaking photography, combined with previously unseen archive footage, this documentary shows Goldin's personal fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the opioid addiction crisis. The film is an incendiary portrait of art and activism, documenting Goldin’s campaign to make the art establishment refuse blood money. Unmissable.
PRAISE FOR ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED
"The film is riveting and essential" — Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
“A tremendous documentary, a striking piece of work that is so tender yet biting." — Jenny Nulf, Austin Chronicle
“Stellar. Rambunctious. Profound. Life-affirming." — Marina Ashioti, Little White Lies
Winner of 26 awards:
Best Documentary, Stockholm Film Festival
Best Film, Venice Film Festival
“A tremendous documentary, a striking piece of work that is so tender yet biting." — Jenny Nulf, Austin Chronicle
“Stellar. Rambunctious. Profound. Life-affirming." — Marina Ashioti, Little White Lies
Winner of 26 awards:
Best Documentary, Stockholm Film Festival
Best Film, Venice Film Festival