Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Documentary > Arts & Artists: 270 Films to Rent
- Art and Copy (2009)
- Dir. Doug Pray
- A clear–headed, inspiring tribute to the 'creatives' behind some of the world’s most iconic advertising campaigns, slogans, and brands.…
- Art Of The Steal, The (2009)
- Dir. Don Argott
- Gripping art documentary gets behind the plight of art collector Dr. Albert Barnes, whose posthumous wish to have his fortune of…
- China Power - Art now after Mao (2009)
- Dir. Pia Getty
- A fascinating glimpse into China's modern art market, reflecting the ironies and contradictions of making art in the country's oppressive political…
- David Hockney - A Bigger Picture (2009)
- Dir. Bruno Wollheim
- Sound BBC–produced portrait of David Hockney, following the modernist art icon back to England after 25 years in Hollywood.
- Eating Art (TV Series) (2009)
- Delicious fusion of art history and gastronomic mysteries as celebrated restaurateur and art boffin Oliver Peyton takes the viewer on a tour of some…
- Man In The Hat, The (2009)
- Dir. Luit Bieringa
- Sam Neill narrates this intimate portrait of veteran art dealer Peter McLeavey, commemorating his 40 years in the business of running an independent…
- Ne Change Rien (2009)
- Dir. Pedro Costa
Feat. Jeanne Balibar
- A smokey, high contrast insight into the artistic process from avant–garde filmmaker Pedro Costa, intensely focused on the methods of French…
- Objectified (2009)
- Dir. Gary Hustwit
- Gary Hustwit’s follow–up to the superb typography documentary HELVETICA delves into the unseen world of industrial design, investigating and…
- Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn (2009)
- Dir. Josh Whiteman
- Behind the defining look of Joy Division, U2, Depeche Mode and Simple Minds (curiously absent here), Dutch rock photographer turned filmmaker Anton…
- Tell Them Anything You Want - A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009)
- Dir. Spike Jonze, Lance Bangs
- These frank and insightful conversations with Maurice Sendak (and dir. Spike Jonze) paint a surprising portrait of the WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE…