Painting Movies

First film by Nobel Prize laureate Gao Xingjian.

4 Chairs is a video from the series Stills Made in Museums which stages the behavioral rules that derive from the strange constructs which "protect"...

With closed eyes, a woman stands in serene stillness, her skin becoming a canvas where neutral pigments intertwine. She dances and reclines,...

Wilhelm Hansen was a visionary businessman who lived in Denmark in the 19th century. He was one of the few collectors to take an interest in...

Documentary about painter Víctor Lewis, from Colón, Panama.

The life and times of artist Richard Ellis

After the tragic passing of her father, Isla is trying to reconcile with his legacy by attending three completely different job interviews in one day.

An older Nopporn looks at a simple painting and recollects the story behind it. As a young student in Japan, he once met and fell in love with...

A film about three of our leading visual artists, Bhupen Khakar, Nalini Malani and Vivan Sundaram. It takes, as its point of departure, a glass mural...

Three artists have shared a studio for over thirty years when one of them is hit by cancer. Meanwhile, they all keep working, expressing their...

Two climbers progress on an alpine glacier and reach the top of a mountain by climbing a long and steep slope of snow and ice. They also have to...

One year after the last meeting that marked their separation, Jo, a guitarist, returns to the square where he used to meet Léo, a painter, and...

A poor artist accidentally discovers the use of blood to paint his works and now he's on the search for the perfect color.

The art of creating beauty from misery, using our bodies as canvases.

On a mission to rediscover trails in his Alaskan backyard, dyslexic filmmaker and painter Max Romey explores a historic trail, and its wild history....

The Portable Studio is a short documentary following Jenny Aitken on a day of Plein-Air painting by the sea in Edinburgh. Jenny is a professional...

An art dealer is seduced by a wealthy art collector to steal a pair of prestigious paintings. She enlists the help of her ex-lover and curator to...

A documentary that explores the dangerous and sometimes deadly world of fake products. An industry that once dealt in imitation designer handbags and...

A day in the life of the Belgian painter, Michaël Borremans.