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Wojnarowicz

Released Mar 19, 2021 1h 45m Documentary LGBTQ+ TRAILER for List
97% Tomatometer 33 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Filmmaker Chris McKim examines the life and work of artist, writer, photographer and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz.

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Wojnarowicz pays stirring -- and suitably uncompromising -- tribute to a brilliant artist, honoring his professional legacy while offering glimpses of his private life.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Restless and bracing, "Wojnarowicz" gives a notorious life its due. Mar 29, 2021 Full Review Ryan Lattanzio indieWire Skillfully edited by Dave Stanke, "F**k You F*ggot F***er" is a constantly moving collage, a locomotive piece propelling toward a bleak end, and that is Wojnarowicz's death. Rated: B+ Mar 25, 2021 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle McKim's documentary is as jangly and urgent as its subject and his art, and it packs a melancholy wallop, using the artist's own running commentary via cassette tape. Rated: 4/5 Mar 25, 2021 Full Review Nathaniel Muir AIPT Powerful doc about a time when no one wanted to talk about AIDS, and the New York artist who was making sure everyone heard what he was saying. Oct 31, 2021 Full Review Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene This is essential viewing for everyone, especially people who maintain they can't handle it. It is utterly impossible to look around and not hail David Wojnarowicz as a prophet who saw exactly what was happening. Sep 9, 2021 Full Review Glenn Dunks The Film Experience It's rare to see a film like this and actually imagine its subject liking it instead of grimacing at its sanded edges and good taste; Robert Mapplethorpe would be jealous. Rated: A- Apr 16, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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brent m Queer multimedia artist and activist David Wojnarowicz made quite a name for himself in the late 1980s as a fiercely outspoken critic of negligent government policies and practices regarding its indifferent handling of the AIDS crisis, considerations largely driven by unspoken but undeniable prejudicial and homophobic attitudes. Director Chris McKim's in-depth documentary about the stormy life and colorful career of this controversial artist and in-your-face advocate chronicles his journey from an abusive upbringing to his years as a homeless teenage hustler and eventually as an enigmatic but revered street artist, along with how those often-painful experiences came to characterize the nature of his work. While the film is certainly thorough in its treatment of this material, the picture's second half is far better than its sometimes sluggishly paced opening act, meticulously covering the time when Wojnarowicz was himself afflicted by AIDS and how he struggled to express his feelings about the disease and society's response to it. Through a wealth of archival material, including excerpts from the artist's audio journals, as well as interviews with those who knew him, viewers bear witness to the impassioned rage he felt as reflected through his art and activism. Wojnarowicz may not have attained the same degree of artistic notoriety as contemporaries like Robert Mapplethorpe and Keith Haring during his lifetime, but this film helps to make up for that, while simultaneously shining a bright light on the shameful response of authorities who could have done more but intentionally did not. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmaker Chris McKim examines the life and work of artist, writer, photographer and AIDS activist David Wojnarowicz.
Director
Chris McKim
Producer
Chris McKim, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Production Co
Hobo Camp Films, World of Wonder Productions
Genre
Documentary, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 19, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 13, 2021
Runtime
1h 45m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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