Woodmans, The
dir. C. Scott Willis, USA, 2010, 82 mins
Screening times
May 15 13:00, Kinoteka 3
May 8 21:00, Muranów
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Synopsis

The Woodmans is an inspiring portrait of one family's fall and redemption in the often brutal world of art. Family patriarch George is a professor and painter. Wife and mother Betty is a ceramicist who earns her own show at The Met. Charlie, their son, is a video artist. Most highly regarded is Francesca, their daughter, one of the late 20th century's most recognized photographers, whose fame came after a tragedy that would forever scar the family. Through candid interviews with George, Betty, Charlie, and a host of friends we come to understand how significant the importance of art-making has been to this family. Francesca's work emerges in a highly developed way at a very early age. Through the creative use of her journal entries, experimental videos, and dynamic photographs, director C. Scott Willis brings us into the life of this young artist in a very intimate, visceral, and tragic way. His debut feature documentary is an original and extraordinary work that plumbs the depths of what it truly means to be an artist.

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Wybrane nagrody i festiwale /Selected festivals and awards: 2010 – FF Tribeca, Nagroda dla Najlepszego Filmu Dokumentalnego/Tribeca FF, Best New York Documentary Award, 2010 - Silverdocs, 2010 – MFF Rzym/Rome IFF, 2010 – MFF Vancouver/Vancouver IFF.

Makers

Zdjęcia/Cinematography by: Neil Barnett
Produkcja /Production: C. Scott Films

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