“If taxidermy—the art of preserving animal remains—and conversation seem antithetical, then Stuffed is the film to reshape all those preconceptions. Lyrical, poignant and beautiful.” –Richard Whittaker, THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE Erin Derham’s documentary film STUFFED looks at the fascinating and surprising world of taxidermy, as told through the eyes and hands of acclaimed taxidermy artists across the world. STUFFED plunges viewers into
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Our Blood Is Wine by Emily Railsback Opens March 16
Filmmaker Emily Railsback and award-winning sommelier Jeremy Quinn explore the rebirth of an 8,000-year-old winemaking tradition in the Republic of Georgia in the new documentary OUR BLOOD IS WINE.
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A RACY JOURNEY INTO THE COLORFUL, UNIQUE AND RISQUÉ WORLD OF EROTIC COMIC STRIPS
Hosted by Molly Crabapple, SEX IN THE COMIX navigates the history of the art form, from special editions by masters of the genre to provocative new works from a younger generation of artists.
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We Are The Giant, an insightful portrait of six young activists determined to crush popular uprisings
Masterfully crafted and acutely perceptive, WE ARE THE GIANT is a hard-hitting and timely documentary which follows the everyday decisions that transform not just personal lives but the fates of nations. In a world where there is always a possibility of necessary violence when pacifism yields no results, WE ARE THE GIANT reminds us that we are all products of revolutions and that there is always hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
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Jean-Michel Basquiat in DOWNTOWN 81 Resurfaces in Remastered and Digitally Restored Debut
Into the middle of this cultural explosion comes the documentary-style film Downtown 81 (aka New York Beat Movie), an imaginative, fantastical drama shot circa 1981, featuring at-the-time obscure artists poised for fame such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Debbie Harry, Fab Five Freddy and Lee Quinones to name a few. Not only does Downtown 81 present an electric synergy between modern art, hip-hop and new wave music, it also provides a looking glass into an historic frame of New York City’s cultural storyboard.
Music Box Films and Submarine Deluxe are excited to present Downtown 81, digitally re-mastered and releasing on digital platforms for the first time ever June 24, 2014.