I’ve been getting some e-mails recently about the An Art Apart documentary series. Basically, “Hey Carl! What happened?” As many of you know, I shot some thirteen documentaries over a period of two years for the An Art Apart series but only finished five. You can check these films out here:
Giving a baby a chainsaw (The Hafler Trio/Andrew McKenzie)
Nothing can turn into a void (People Like Us/Vicki Bennett)
Once the toothpaste is out of the tube (Charles Gatewood)
Change itself (Genesis Breyer P-Orridge)
The mystery of life (Gustaf Broms)
Then I ran out of steam (read: money) and I decided to turn it all into a book instead. To read the full story of that shift, please go HERE.
But of course I still have that funky footage of all the unfinished films. And of course I want to somehow proceed in that magical medium too.
I’m currently thinking of making a joint An Art Apart documentary when the book comes out, to complement and promote the book rather than compete with it. That is, one film that contains shorter sections on all these wonderful artists. Or… Should I somehow carry on with new funding (if I can find it) and make each project/person a film of its own?
Here are the artists that have been filmed but not used so far: Kenneth Anger, Mark McCloud, John Duncan, Carl Michael von Hausswolff, Gea Philes, Angela Edwards, MV Carbon, and Michael Gira.
(For the book project specifically, I have also continued with J.G. Thirlwell, Joe Coleman, Lydia Lunch and Little Annie Bandez.)
I’d be happy to hear from you if you have any good suggestions in terms of film production and funding. And, yes, thoughts on screenings of the already finished films in general too. Everything helps!
Please check out the Trapart Film site if you’re interested and see what kind of ideas pop up in your mind. Thanks!
