Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters
Filmmaker Ben Shapiro and Gregory Crewdson in person
after the 8pm screening on November 1st.
Other special guests to be announced throughout the run.
Opening: Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Run: October 31– November 13,2012
Film Forum
209 West Houston St.
New York, NY 10014
T 212 727 8110
“A refreshingly frank look at the artistic process, as comprehensive and lovingly realized as the work it pays tribute to.”
–Filmmaker Magazine
An acclaimed photographer with the eye of a filmmaker, Gregory Crewdson has created some of the most gorgeously haunting pictures in the history of the medium. His meticulously composed, large-scale images are stunning narratives of small-town American life—moviescapes crystallized into a single frame. While the photographs are staged with crews that rival many feature film productions, Crewdson takes inspiration as much from his own dreams and fantasies as the worlds of Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Edward Hopper and Diane Arbus. Crewdson’s imagery has also infiltrated the pop culture landscape—including his inimitable Six Feet Under ads and Yo La Tengo album art. Shot over a decade with unprecedented access, Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters beautifully bares the artist’s process—and it’s as mesmerizing and riveting as the images themselves.
For more information please visit www.gregorycrewdsonmovie.com.