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Aka AnaPhotographer Antoine d'Agata immersed himself in Japan's sexual underground, keeping an audio-visual diary of his nights. The images are at once beautiful, shocking, sensual and transgressive; while voices moodily reflect on loneliness, sex, drugs and death. |
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Another Perfect WorldWhile the creators of virtual worlds such as Second Life and EVE set out to develop unfettered digital utopias, real world values pose compelling dilemmas. How are justice, economics, politics and morality developing in these digital utopias? |
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Art & Copy"Where's the Beef?" "Just Do It." A good ad moves product, but a great ad moves culture. Creators of the most revolutionary advertising of our time explain how in award-winning filmmaker Doug Pray's tribute to the art of advertising. |
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Ashes of American FlagsBoasting stunning cinematography and incredible musical performances, Ashes follows Chicago-based alt-rock band Wilco - described by Rolling Stone as "one of America's most consistently interesting bands" and "America's foremost rock impressionists" - on their extensive 2008 tour. |
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Brock Enright: Good Times Will Never Be the SameThe pressure is on as emerging art star Brock Enright frantically prepares for a crucial New York exhibition. Overshadowed by gnawing insecurities and his overblown ego he risks crushing those most important to him. |
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Colours of BloodA coven of cutters, vampires, and Wiccans share their love of blood. Dr. Gore and his lover Naz play with needles; Tammy's scars are memory made flesh; Isis trolls the clubs for blood dolls. Refreshingly down-to-earth interviews make drinking and drawing blood natural and relatable. |
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Diary of a Times Square ThiefA mysterious diary from the 1980s, full of haunting prose and photos depicting New York's seedy underground, is purchased on EBay. What has become of the diary's troubled but ambitious writer and the desolate souls he briefly knew? |
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Graphic Sexual HorrorThe title says it all! Notorious website insex.com packaged bondage as art and sold kink as caché. Members, models and its founder reveal how money gagged safe-words and power poisoned work environments at this pomo experiment turned porno empire. |
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Intangible Asset Number 82A musical quest turns into a rite-of-passage and a race against time for Australian drummer Simon Barker who travels to Korea to connect with an aging, enigmatic shaman/musician, encountering unique and fascinating characters along the way. |
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LiesA clever and ironic use of animation, collage, and storytelling reveal the truth about lying. We hear the "stories" of a con man executing an act of subterfuge, a boy telling a few fibs, and a woman who tragically loses her identity from a lifetime of deception. |
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Roadsworth: Crossing the LineA can of spray paint and some handmade stencils are the weapons of war in his battle for the streets. But can the clandestine and controversial artist known as Roadsworth revolutionize public space before he loses himself in the struggle? |
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Rumenatomija Brandas AddictionBranda's addiction has spiralled so far out of control that medical intervention is the only option left. Branda is a cow addicted to eating plastic bags. It's easy to find humour and irony in Branda's toxic lifestyle, harder to admit that we're the ones being ridiculed. |
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