Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present (2012)
Seit über 40 Jahren widmet die Performance-Künstlerin Marina Abramovic ihr Leben der Kunst. 40 Jahre, in denen sie ihre physischen und mentalen Kräfte auslotete, ihren Körper malträtierte und an seine Grenzen brachte. 2010 widmete ihr das MoMA eine umfangreiche Einzelausstellung, die mehr als eine halbe Million Besucher anzog. In der Ausstellung war Abramovic selbst präsent: Drei Monate lang, während der gesamten Ausstellungsdauer, saß sie sechs Tage die Woche jeweils sieben Stunden in der Mitte des Atriums bewegungslos auf einem Stuhl. Einzeln konnten Zuschauer sich ihr gegenüber setzen, um mit ihr in einen „geistigen Dialog“ zu treten. Der Film begleitet Abramovic vor, während und nach der Ausstellung und zeichnet so ein intimes Porträt einer Künstlerin, die ohne Zweifel als „Mutter der Performance-Kunst“ bezeichnet werden kann.
Der Regisseur: Matthew Akers
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Marina Abramović as Self |
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Ulay as Self |
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Klaus Biesenbach as Self |
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David Balliano as Self |
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Chrissie Iles as Self |
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Arthur Danto as Self |
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David Blaine as Self |
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James Franco as Self |
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Orlando Bloom as Self |
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Josephine Decker as Self |
| Production | Stanley F. Buchthal | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nancy Abraham | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Nathan Halpern | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Maya Kamila Hoffmann | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jeff Dupre | Producer |
| Directing | Jeff Dupre | Co-Director |
| Production | Francesca Habsburg-Lothringen | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Matthew Akers | Director |
| Production | Maro Chermayeff | Producer |
| Editing | E. Donna Shepherd | Editor |
| Production | Sheila Nevins | Executive Producer |
| Production | David Koh | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Matthew Akers | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jim Hession | Co-Editor |
| Sound | Matt Rigby | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert Pycior | Musician |
| Editing | David Smoler | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Sound | Martin Czembor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | V.S. Nabakov | Musician |
| Sound | Jody Redhage | Musician |
| Crew | Marijke Huijbregts | Commissioning Editor |
| Sound | Robert Pycior | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Theo Aronson | Musician |
| Visual Effects | Matt Rigby | Animation |
| Sound | Lori Fisher | Vocals |
| Crew | James F. Guerra | Legal Services |
| Sound | Andrew Platt | Musician |
| Sound | Ira Spiegel | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Ivan Chermayeff | Title Graphics |
| Visual Effects | Katherine Burke | Animation |
| Crew | Kimberly P. Nguyen | Legal Services |
| Crew | Tom Geismar | Title Graphics |
| Sound | Nathan Halpern | Musician |
| Crew | Sagi Haviv | Title Graphics |
| Visual Effects | Greg Rusling | Animation |
| Sound | Mary Lattimore | Musician |
| Editing | Ramon Coelho | Archival Footage Coordinator |
| Sound | Marlena Grzaslewicz | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Nathan Halpern | Orchestrator |
| Production | Beth Levison | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Nadja Stabli | Production Assistant |
| Editing | Mike Nilgitsalamont | Online Editor |
| Production | Mark Kendall | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Olivia Koski | Production Intern |
| Editing | Scot Olive | Colorist |
| Camera | David Smoler | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Jonathan Jackson | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Emily Wettstein | Production Assistant |
| Production | Igor Kecman | Production Manager |
| Sound | John Bonafede | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Richard Fleming | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Marcus Ricci | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Joshua Bennett | Coordinating Producer |
| Production | Alexander Bouton | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jean Coleman | Production Assistant |
| Visual Effects | George Bunce | VFX Artist |
| Camera | Marcus Ricci | Additional Photography |
| Sound | David Smoler | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Morgan Pearse | Production Intern |
| Crew | Lei Tokuda | Production Intern |
| Crew | Sarah Phoenix | Production Intern |
| Production | Sally Rosenthal | Researcher |
| Sound | Janet Kurnatowski | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Michael Velasco | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Lou Lou David | Production Assistant |
| Production | Brian Doyle | Other |
| Editing | Michael Ashburn | Project Manager |
| Production | David Smoler | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Andrew Hall | Production Accountant |
| Production | Amy Schewel | Researcher |
| Production | Jean Coleman | Other |
| Crew | Benjamin Nimkin | Production Intern |
| Crew | Dan Gilbert | Post Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Axel Baumann | Additional Photography |
| Sound | Jean Coleman | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Georgia Gruzen | Production Intern |
| Camera | Robert Hanna | Additional Photography |