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GIFT |
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Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic, The Gift: How the Creative Spirit Transforms the World.
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Directed by Robin McKenna
Run time: 90 minutes Pre-book: 07-07-2020 Street: 08-04-2020 SRP: $24.95 CAT#: PRDVD4749 UPC: 672975284053
Genres: Documentary
Synopsis: GIFT is a tribute to something that can’t be measured or counted, bought or sold. Exploring the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy, it’s a reflection on the creative process, and the beauty and challenges of fearlessly giving and receiving. |
Select Press:
"Elliptical, poetic, and visually arresting"
"At a time when art is relentlessly commercialized and commodified, Robin McKenna’s “Gift”
provides a gentle and welcome reminder of other values."
provides a gentle and welcome reminder of other values."
"A dream, a meditation, a call to action."
- Terry Tempest Williams, author & environmentalist
“A beautiful, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on the creative process
and the things that make us human.”
- Jonathan Lethem, novelist
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Watch Robin McKenna's inspiring documentary today!
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Theatrical Release in 50+ theaters!
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Long Synopsis:
Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic "The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World", GIFT is a richly cinematic film, interweaving character‐driven stories. On North America's Pacific Northwest Coast, a young Indigenous artist and carver undertakes the elaborate preparations for a potlatch - to make a name for himself by giving everything away. In Rome, Italy, a factory occupied by migrant families is transformed into a living museum, protected by a barricade of art : a model of resistance, and an invaluable gift. In the pirate utopia of Burning Man, a mutant bumblebee art car distributes honey in a post-apocalyptic desert landscape. Meanwhile, in Auckland, New Zealand, artist Lee Mingwei prepares to launch Sonic Blossom - a “transformative gift” of song. GIFT is a tribute to something that can’t be measured or counted, bought or sold. Exploring the parallels between artists’ work and a gift economy, it’s a reflection on the creative process, the reasons we “labour in service of our gifts”, and the beauty and challenges of fearlessly giving and receiving.
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