Orozco: Man of Fire
In English and Spanish with English subtitles • Crisp black-and-white footage of turn-of-the-century Mexico blends with the bold, beautiful imagery and sometimes shocking intensity of José Clemente Orozco's art–and a beautifully orchestrated score by David Conte–in this portrait of a remarkable Mexican master often overlooked beneath the imposing shadow of archrival Diego Rivera. Orozco painted the first American fresco at Pomona College and was ultimately recognized as “the conscience of a generation.” — J. Parsont
Presented in association with the Mexican Museum.
Director: Laurie Coyle, Rick Tejada-Flores
Producer: Laurie Coyle, Rick Tejada-Flores, Independent Television Service
Cinematographer: Vicente Franco
Editor: Ken Schneider
Print Source:
Paradigm Productions
2600 Tenth Street
Suite 608
Berkeley, CA, 94710
Tel: 415.282.8784
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Director: John Givens
FOCUS: FILM ARTS FOUNDATION • US 2006 54 MINS How do artists explain their livelihoods and claim their professions? And how does our "job as dentity"–centric society perceive them? In a mixed-media portrait of artist alumni from their New Jersey high school, Bay Area filmmakers John Givens and Phil Lane try to unbend these cultural question marks, tracking the evolution of the working artist, from the childhood experience of “art shame” engendered by unsupportive parents to how making money from one's art can affect its very creation.
