Art Documentary Movies

A critical analysis about Andrea del Castagno's "Last Supper", a Renaissance painting housed in the Church of Sant'Apollonia in Florence.

An Okinawan photographer, Mao Ishikawa spent her early 20s working as a barmaid in establishments catered specifically to African American GIs...

The film documents the life and work of the renowned theatre director and visionary, Ebrahim Alkazi, featuring archival materials, personal...

A critofilm analysing the pittorial style of the Early Renaissance painter Piero Della Francesca.

The term “critofilm” was coined by Ragghianti himself in 1948 to denote a new critical methodology, inaugurated precisely by...

This critofilm analyzes painting in Pompeii between 59 and 79 AD, the year of the eruption of Vesuvius. Through long continuous shots, various works...

This documentary explores the perspectives of three Venezuelan artists from three different generations on what it means to be an artist in Venezuela.

In 2002, Sophie Constantinou interviewed Ron Padgett, Connie Lewellyn and Kenward Elmslie and recorded their recollections of Joe Brainard’s...

On the 45th anniversary of GrETUA – the Experimental Theatre Group of the University of Aveiro – photography and its subjects narrate a...

Lizzie Lovejoy’s mini-documentary explores the world of non-traditional performance spaces, especially in the Tees Valley and celebrating the...

Following fateful scientific reports, protestors pose the argument for a better future against the vested interest of industry. Small to large,...

Joe Brainard (1941-1994) was an artist particularly noted for his work in collage and comics. Brainard’s artistic career took off during his...

Scans of Chauvet and Lascaux, ancient cave drawings discovered in France in the 1940's. Meant to be viewed under firelight, the flicker giving the...

Ester Hernandez, winner of the San Francisco Foundation 2004 Community Leadership Awards (Helen Crocker Russell Award) - for fostering community and...

This documentary features a kinetic artist who creates vibrant mixed media works that push the boundary between 2D and 3D.