The 100 Years Show is a 2015 short documentary film that follows the Cuban-American abstract, minimalist painter Carmen Herrera as she celebrates her 100th birthday.[1] The film is directed by Alison Klayman,[2] who also directed Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.[3]
| The 100 Years Show | |
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| Directed by | Alison Klayman |
| Starring | Carmen Herrera |
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| Country | United States |
Background
editDirector Klayman became interested in Herrera's work after hearing about her in 2013. "When some people from Lisson Gallery told me about Carmen in fall 2013, I immediately made plans to visit her in New York. I thought she had a lot of wisdom to impart and a fascinating life story to accompany a stunning body of work, but also I was excited that telling her story would challenge me in several ways," Klayman said in an interview with T: The New York Times Style Magazine.[4]
The film follows Herrera through her current daily work schedule while also taking a look at her long life.[5]
The film premiered on Netflix and Vimeo On Demand on Sunday, September 18, 2016.[6] A screening of the film accompanied the Whitney Museum of American Art's exhibition of Herrera's work, "Carmen Herrera: Lines of Sight."[7]
On January 11, 2017, The 100 Years Show premiered in New York City at Film Forum alongside Everybody Knows...Elizabeth Murray, a film exploring the life and work of Elizabeth Murray.[8] The screening received positive reviews from multiple sources, including Hyperallergic,[9] Film Journal International,[10] The Guardian,[11] The Huffington Post,[12] The New York Times,[13] and was featured in a segment on CBS This Morning.[14]
On January 10, 2017, in anticipation of the screening, director Alison Klayman and the director of Everybody Knows...Elizabeth Murray, Kristi Zea, appeared on The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC radio in a segment titled, "Shattering the Art World’s Glass Ceiling."[15] During the interview Klayman states, "This isn't a story of an older person who suddenly decided to take up painting...this is the story of a full life, of basically a full century of working."
Critical reception
editThe film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto, ON, Canada.[16] The film won Best Documentary Short at the 2015 Heartland Film Festival,[17] the Ozark Foothills Film Festival, the Ashland Independent Film Festival, the River Run International Film Festival, the DOCUTAH Film Festival,[18] and the Indigo Moon Film Festival. It won Best Director and Best Editing at the DOCUTAH Film Festival as well.
References
edit- ^ "The 100 Years Show". The 100 Years Show. 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ Cheng, Jennifer (2013-08-09). "Q&A: Alison Klayman, Director of Documentary on Dissident Ai Weiwei". Time. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ Larry Rohter (2012-07-20). "Inside the Documentary 'Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry' - The New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ Symonds, Alexandria (2016-09-16). "Watch a 101-Year-Old Painter Argue Against Talking About Art". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3861876/ [user-generated source]
- ^ "The 100 Years Show available on Netflix USA". Usa.nownetflix.com. 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ Richard B. Woodward (2016-10-11). "'Carmen Herrera: Lines of Sight' Review: Fortune Comes to Those Who Wait". WSJ. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ "Film Forum · EVERYBODY KNOWS… ELIZABETH MURRAY-with-THE 100 YEARS SHOW". Filmforum.org. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ "Elizabeth Murray's and Carmen Herrera's Diverging Routes to Artistic Success". Hyperallergic. 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ^ "Film Review: Everybody Knows... Elizabeth Murray and The 100 Years Show | Film Journal International". Filmjournal.com. 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ Hattenstone, Simon (2016-12-31). "Carmen Herrera: 'Men controlled everything, not just art'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ^ Frank, Priscilla (2017-01-03). "Let A 101-Year-Old Artist Show You How To Handle Sexist Double Standards". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ^ Kenny, Glenn (2017-01-10). "Review: 'Everybody Knows ... Elizabeth Murray' and Now You Will Too". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ^ "Artist Carmen Herrera, 101 years old, gets Whitney Museum solo exhibit in New York". Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ^ Shattering the Art World's Glass Ceiling, retrieved 2017-01-13
- ^ Friday November 4, 2016 (2015-04-02). "Update: Cuba Libre! in the Bronx, Arrechea in Houston, and Carmen Herrera Gets a Film for Her Birthday". Cubanartnews.org. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lowe, Kinsey (2015-10-25). "'The Judgment' Named Best Narrative Feature At Heartland Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ^ "Docutah wraps up with Raven awards, final insights | St George News". Stgeorgeutah.com. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-11-04.