Still Lives
At their core, the humanities have long focused on those art forms and endeavors that reflect and engage the human experience. This year’s Depth of Field program, “Still Lives,” brings together six films that explore different facets of the role of art as well as the question of what it means to be human in the first place. The fall program features biographical portraits of individuals across a range of public life, from the spotlight to the margin, all of whom reflect upon the importance of art in their lives. The spring program shifts to three portaits from individuals whose work and achievements, across a range of fields, push the very boundary of human capabilities.
Films in the series:
Paul Goodman Changed My Life (2011)
Directed by Jonathan Lee
Bobby Fischer Against the World (2011)
Directed by Liz Garbus
Transcendent Man (2011)
Directed by Barry Ptolomey
Bill Cunningham New York (2011)
Directed by Richard Press
Marwencol (2010)
Directed by Jeff Malmberg
Public Speaking (2010)
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Curated by Kris Fallon, graduate student in the Film Studies department at UC Berkeley.