Brief encounters is a documentary film directed, produced, and shot by ben shapiro. Crewdson is represented by gagosian gallery worldwide and by. Brief encounters, a 2012 documentary directed by ben shapiro, follows acclaimed photographer gregory crewdsons decadelong quest to create a series of. Abrams published a hardcover book of the complete twilight series with an introduction by rick moody, available in bookstores. Photographer gregory crewdson is renowned for his elaboratelystaged photographs, huge in scope, size, and ambition. Artist gregory crewdson to direct the deepest secret. The cinematheque unveils its 20 season at moca with the cleveland premier of brief encounters, a new documentary about celebrated photographer gregory crewdson that chronicles the artists painstaking efforts to complete his beneath the roses series, shot in rundown lee, massachusetts. Brief encounters will show, this is indeed, all for one picture.
It premiered march 10, 2012 at the south by southwest. Gregory crewdson brief encounters a film by ben shapiro. Brief encounters beautifully bares the artists processand its as mesmerizing and riveting as the images themselves. While there are some talking heads, notably writers rick moody and russell banks, who writes about the postindustrial smalltown america that crewdson favors for his. Crewdsons images from the late 1990s to the mid00s became his bestknown work. Brief encounters region 1 dvd new aws gregory crewdson.
With costanza theodoli braschi, gregory crewdson, samantha ressler, richard sands. In my mind, gregory crewdson is an edward hopper painting, made more realistic and frozen on film. Directed by ben shapiro, brief encounters features the work of crewdson, whose photos are elaborately staged narratives compressed into a single image. The film does a great job of weaving onset footage of lighting, posing, and directing, with moments from crewdsons interviews and personal history.
Filmography takes place on the third friday of each month. See more ideas about gregory crewdson, brief encounter and gregory crewdson photography. An acclaimed photographer with the eye of a filmmaker, gregory crewdson has created some of the most. In 2012, he was the subject of the feature documentary film gregory crewdson. A decades fretting and futzing and the few ecstatic moments rendered along the way are compressed into 77 minutes in gregory crewdson. Crewdsons photographs, which explore the surreal dark side of smalltown american. It premiered march 10, 2012 at the south by southwest film festival and is distributed by zeitgeist films. He will be giving a talk in conjunction with the screening of gregory crewdson. Last night i was fortunate enough to catch brief encounters, the new documentary about gregory crewdson. When i proposed making the film, gregory was completely supportive, as he remained throughout the production. He sets a house on fire, builds 90 foot sets with crews of sixty, shuts down city streets.
Oct 24, 2012 a decades fretting and futzing and the few ecstatic moments rendered along the way are compressed into 77 minutes in gregory crewdson. Gregory crewdson is an internationally exhibited artist. Shot over a decade with unprecedented access, gregory crewdson. Brief encounters was mostly filmed while crewdson was creating his epic series of photographs, beneath the roses. Filmmaker ben shapiro reveals the meticulous creative process of gregory crewdson as the acclaimed photographer shoots.
Brief encounters is a documentary about a photographers quest to capture haunting, surreal and stunningly elaborate portraits of small town american life. He granted unlimited access, from preproduction location scouting, right through to taking the pictures. In september, join us for a screening of gregory crewdson. Brief encounters when it screened a few months ago at the national gallery of art missed a treat. Review of brief encounters, gregory crewdson documentary. Brief encounters follows the acclaimed photographers decadelong quest to create a series of haunting, surreal, and stunningly elaborate portraits of smalltown american life. Photographer gregory crewdson spends nearly a decade creating a portrait of smalltown america. Gregory crewdsons riveting photographs are elaborately staged, elegant narratives compressed into a single, albeit largescale image, many of them taken at twilight, set in small towns of western. Brief encounters a film by ben shapiro opens at film forum in new york on october 31, 2012 before playing around the country. The 90 minute film from arts documentarian ben schapiro, released to enormous acclaim in the states last year. Brief encounters, director ben shapiro immerses himself in gregory crewdsons creative process during the shooting of the photographers beneath the roses series, which spanned from 2002 to 2008. Oct 31, 2012 gregory crewdson at work standing on ladder on the set of untitled ophelia. Oct 31, 2012 this doc is a quiet view into gregory crewdson s 8year photography project, beneath the roses.
A documentary shot over a decade with unprecedented access to photographer. The film does a great job of weaving onset footage of lighting, posing, and directing, with moments from crewdson s interviews and personal history. While there are some talking heads, notably writers rick moody and russell banks, who writes about the postindustrial. Brief encounters ten years in the making, ben shapiros docu on celebrated photog gregory crewdson concentrates on his magnum opus, the collection of huge prints known as. This doc is a quiet view into gregory crewdsons 8year photography project, beneath the roses. Brief encounters 2012 detailed the expensive production method behind the pictures, the scale and technology of cinema marshaled into a still image.
Brief encounters, opens tomorrow at film forum through zeitgeist films. The following interview was originally published on the eve of its sxsw film festival premiere. A closeup portrait of the acclaimed photographer, filmed with unprecedented access over a decade as he creates his stunning images. Brief encounters reveals the artists processand its as riveting as his images. Brief encounters is a beautiful and contemplative look at crewdsons process, focusing on when he was working on beneath the roses, a multiyear project that brought film crews of sixty or so people to small towns in the berkshires of massachusetts to help produce his largeformat photos. A closeup portrait of the acclaimed photographer, filmed with unprecedented access over a decade as he. Filmed over a decade, brief encounters follows internationally renowned photographer gregory crewdsons quest to create his unique, surreal, and incredibly elaborate portraits of suburban life. The 90 minute film from arts documentarian ben schapiro, released to. Crewdsons brand of psychological realism is shaped by an american aesthetic tradition of art and film that explores the intersection of everyday life and theatricality. Brief encounters filmmaker ben shapiro reveals the meticulous creative process of gregory crewdson as the acclaimed photographer shoots beneath the roses, a magnum opus that took crewdson nearly a decade to complete. In suburban settings or on elaborately detailed sets of american homes, interiors, and neighborhoods, gregory crewdson stages haunting, cinematic photos of alienation and eerie quietude. Brief encounters beautifully bares the artists process. Ive always been interested in wanting to construct the world in photographs, he has said. Ben shapiros new documentary on renowned suburban photographer gregory crewdson is a detrimentally revealing work the focuses on his latest body of work, beneath the roses, which took several year to complete and consists of about fifty massive prints that commiserate with loneliness and regret.
Brief encounters, the director ben shapiro follows this photographer for four years as he works on a major series. Brief encounters, a 2012 documentary directed by ben shapiro, follows acclaimed photographer gregory crewdsons decadelong quest to create a series of haunting, surreal and stunningly elaborate portraits of smalltown american life a depiction of a disturbing and imperfect world. Brief encounters 2012 starring gregory crewdson and rick moody on dvd and bluray. Brief encounters premiered at south by southwest, and opened at film forum in new york on october 31, 2012, and on november 16 2012 at the film society of lincoln center, then into limited theatrical release. Brief encounters dvd, 20 at the best online prices at ebay. 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. Jan 03, 20 the cinematheque unveils its 20 season at moca with the cleveland premier of brief encounters, a new documentary about celebrated photographer gregory crewdson that chronicles the artists painstaking efforts to complete his beneath the roses series, shot in rundown lee, massachusetts. Perhaps exhausted by this laborious and costly working method crewdsons more recent series sanctuary 2010. The film series followed the construction and the behindthescenes explanation from crewdson himself of his thought process and vision for his pieces of his collection beneath the roses. A brilliant documentary about one of americas greatest living photographers. Oct 11, 2012 shot over a decade with unprecedented access, gregory crewdson. Art goes to the movies with 21c oklahoma citys filmography, a free monthly film series at 21c oklahoma city in partnership with deadcenter film and the okc film society. Brief encounters trailer from benjamin shapiro on vimeo despite his obviously epic micromanagement, crewdson is an affable sort, directing his.
Brief encounters, a finely sketched portrait of the artist. Brief encounters beautifully bares the artist s process and it s as mesmerizing and riveting as the images themselves. Jan 31, 20 last night i was fortunate enough to catch brief encounters, the new documentary about gregory crewdson. Many of you may be familiar with his work, and may have even read our previous article on. It has shown widely at film festivals in the us and internationally including sxsw, lacma film independent. Brief encounters trailer from benjamin shapiro on vimeo despite his obviously epic micromanagement, crewdson is an affable sort, directing his subjects often unemployed locals. Brief encounters ten years in the making, ben shapiros docu on celebrated photog gregory crewdson concentrates on his. Dec 09, 20 crewdsons images from the late 1990s to the mid00s became his bestknown work. Art photogrpaher gregory crewdson will cowrite and likely direct a film adaptation of. He is the subject of numerous monographs and articles. Brief encounters, the director ben shapiro follows this photographer for four years as he works on a major series, beneath the roses. Brief encounters usa2012directed by ben shapiro a photographer with the eye of a filmmaker, gregory crewdson has created some of the most haunting images in the history of the medium. A fascinating profile of gregory crewdson, whose riveting photographs are elaborately staged, elegant narratives compressed into a single, largescale image, set in small towns or meticulously recreated interior spaces, built on the kind of sound stages associated with bigbudget movies.
Brief encounters, playing through november at film forum. There but not there, a short documentary released in 2017 that offers a rare glimpse into his casting and artistic process. Brief encounters follows the acclaimed photographers decadelong quest to create a series of haunting, surreal, and. Brief encounters en streaming dans le cable tv ou cinema au montreal canada et france avec son original. Gregory crewdson will participate in the festival of disruption, curated by david lynch. The film opens at film forum in new york city on october 31st. Brief encounters, ironically also a film of loss, pivoting on the natural downward spiral that is found in the unending cycle of human, geographic, and economic erosion, even touching on the inevitable degrading of the infrastructure of small town america circa 1940 is a film that shouldnt be missed on any account, but. Artist gregory crewdson to direct the deepest secret movie. Once upon a time in hollywood dvd digital 2019 brand new sealed fast shipping.