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DVD

All the beauty and the bloodshed

Call Number

  • DVD 921 G6192A (CEN)

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Edition

Director-approved DVD special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, English descriptive audio.

Performers

Nan Goldin.

Publication Information

[New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2024]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (122 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm)

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"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."--Container.

Notes

Originally released as a documentary film in 2022.

Special features: New high-definition digital master, approved by director Laura Poitras and artist Nan Goldin ; 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.

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