All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (2022)

Directed by

Laura Poitras

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 167 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows photographer Nan Goldin as she recounts her life and art, from her activism during the AIDS crisis to her later fight against the Sackler family and the opioid epidemic. It blends her personal story with her public advocacy.

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What happens

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is a 2022 American biographical documentary film about photographer, artist, and activist Nan Goldin. The film is produced, co-edited and directed by Laura Poitras, and tackles Goldin's life through her advocacy during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the ‘80s, and her fight against the Sackler family for their role in the current opioid epidemic in the United States. Poitras, a long-time friend and fan, stated that "Nan's art and vision has inspired my work for years, and has influenced generations of filmmakers." The film premiered on September 3, 2022, at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Golden Lion, making it the second documentary (following Sacro GRA in 2013) to win the top prize at Venice. It also screened at the 2022 New York Film Festival, where it was the festival's centerpiece film and for which Goldin designed two official posters. The film was received with critical acclaim, and was released in cinemas by Neon on November 23, 2022. At the 95th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for Best Documentary Feature. The film then went on to win a Peabody Award at the 84th ceremony for "capturing the zeal of an artist eager to use her work to create a new vision for and of the world." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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