StoryLine: For three weeks in September, beer fueled debates in the bars of one Michigan town arent about sports and politics but art Hundreds of thousands of people come to Grand Rapids to engage with blue chip artists in ways that rarely happen at Art Basel or other established art events, unless youre a major collector or critic More Art Upstairs follows four accomplished artists as they compete at ArtPrize, a populist experiment that inverts the equation of who gets to decide what art has value by letting the general public vote, via their phones, on which works will win much of the 500,000 in prize money the largest award in the art world What attracts these artists is the chance to win this public vote, but also to gain exposure to some of the countrys top art critics, who dash into town to award the other half of the prize money Local bistros, bars and abandoned buildings showcase the work and our artists are compelled to be outgoing They stand next to their art, talking to people who are often experiencing contemporary art for the first time They embrace the ethos of the competition but grow weary of having to repeatedly explain their approach and worry about going home empty handed Will this unmediated experience no convoluted art speak explanations and no velvet ropes cordoning off the art change how everyday folks think about art Will it reshape how our characters make and exhibit their work Will this populist experiment have any impact on larger conversations about high and low culture More Art Upstairs melds humor, extraordinary behind the scenes access and a nail biting competition to explore each of these questions
The Transfiguration (2016)
When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milos fantasy into reality
China and Sex (1994)
A wealthy man falls for a woman who does not accept his courtship which forces him to enters a dangerous and erotic dream world
Sexo, pudor y lagrimas (1999)
Six friends two couples from the mexican middle well off class, dealing with issues about sex, relationships, infidelity and many others
Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor
A Dogs Will 2 (2024)
After 20 years missing, Joao Grilo returns to Taperoa to join his old friend Chico and, after his story of resurrection spreads, he is disputed as an electoral candidate by the two most powerful politicians in the city
To Be and to Have (2002)
A documentary portrait of a one room school in rural France, where the students ranging in age from 4 to 11 are educated by a single dedicated teacher
No Mans Land (2017)
From inception to deadly conclusion, director David Byars immerses audiences in the 2016 Malheur rebellion with exclusive access into the Oregon compound No Mans Land is a portrait of the fringe and doesnt flinch when the bullets
200 MPH Club (2017)
Some spend all their money and risk their lives for nothing more than personal goals Thats the sum of land speed racing, an amateur motorsport that pays nothing more than the respect of a
666: The Child (2006)
After a plane crash were a boy is the only survivor, a childless couple adopts him and soon discovers he is something very powerful, something very dark This small boy is the Beast and with him he carries the Beginning of the End
Anywhere Somewhere Nowhere (2014)
Lee and his friend plan to travel round the island of Taiwan when they both face their biggest challenges in life
Schumanns Bar Talks (2017)
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Heartbeat (1968)
Lucile, 25, is the beautiful mistress of Charles, a rich, good hearted businessman Being a kept woman suits her as she refuses to work She is grateful to Charles for that but she does not feel true love for him When she meets A
Anatomie (2000)
A cute med student starts a summer course at Heidelberg University Davids on her dissection table She met him the day before on the train Somethings wrong
Parched (2017)
A quintet of college kids take a road trip to an abandoned house and unintentionally drink infected water that turns them slowly insane and murderous but this is no accident
Mansfield Park (2007)
At age 10, Fanny Price is sent by her destitute mother to live with her aunt and uncle, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram As a child she was often made to feel that she was the poor relation but