Here Is Always Somewhere Else (2007)

Directed by

Rene Daalder

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the life and mysterious disappearance of conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader. It examines his work and the ocean voyage where he vanished.

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What happens

Here Is Always Somewhere Else is a 2007 documentary film directed by Rene Daalder and co-produced and edited by Aaron Ohlmann. The film is about the life and work of Dutch/Californian conceptual artist Bas Jan Ader, who in 1975 disappeared under mysterious circumstances at sea in the smallest boat ever to cross the Atlantic. As seen through the eyes of fellow emigrant filmmaker Rene Daalder, the picture becomes a sweeping overview of contemporary art films as well as an epic saga of the transformative powers of the ocean. Featuring work from artists Tacita Dean, Rodney Graham, Marcel Broodthaers, Ger van Elk, Charles Ray, Wim T. Schippers, Chris Burden, Fiona Tan, Pipilotti Rist and many others. The film was released on DVD in November 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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