The short films featured on Reel 13 this week all contend with human longing. A son comforts his dying mother, sweethearts struggle for a deeper connection, and a loner seeks companionship. Vote for your favorite.
May 1, 2008, screenwriter, director and producer Harmony Korine (Gummo, Julien Donkey-Boy) made an appearance at the Apple Store Soho, discussing his new movie Mister Lonely, his love …
This week, the short films that competed for your vote all thwart expectations in their own ways. In “William Klein: Out of Necessity,” photographer William Klein expounds on his unconventional aesthetic, “Methods” plays with portrayals of thespian stereotypes, and “Standby” examines a moment when a mother fails her son. So which film won?
Charlie Rose interviews Museum of Modern Art curator Paola Antonelli about this exhibit, which closes May 12, 2008. She discusses about the convergence of design, technology, and human needs and adaptations and how this convergence challenges the mind.
In 2005, P.O.V. aired Jessica Yu’s In the Realms of the Unreal, a documentary about outsider artist Henry Darger. The Museum has a new exhibit of artists inspired by Darger’s work, up through September. P.O.V. talks to the exhibit’s curator.
Founded in 1936 by Polish violinist and Zionist Bronislaw Huberman, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra — known at that time as the Palestine Orchestra — was established to save Jewish musicians in Europe from the imminent Holocaust. In honor of Yom Haatzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), watch a clip of the performance marking the organization’s 70th anniversary.
Perhaps a little more politicized, and with a few different characters…Sesame Street was relaunched in Israel at the end of 2006. It’s called Sippuray Sumsum, and the characters …
Composer David Lang, one of the co-founders of New York’s Bang on a Can, has been a prolific presence on the city’s contemporary music scene for more than twenty years. Lang sat down with SundayArts blogger Adam Wasserman for a chat about his work shortly after he won the Pulitzer Prize in Music. Listen to the interview.
Gladys Knight and the Pips were with Motown from the mid ‘60s to the early ‘70s. Watch Gladys Knight as she talks about Marvin Gaye in a web-exclusive interview for …
In Israel, a vibrant punk scene has emerged in a society torn apart by the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. In these four candid video interviews, FRONTLINE/World reporter and filmmaker Liz Nord talks to the musicians driving the movement.
