Eyes on artists

For many, the creative process is one of mystery and magic. But the power of documentary cinema has long allowed us a behind-the-scenes peek at the inner workings of both individual creative genius and the creation of large-scale mass-media art. When the documentaries themselves become works of art—created by filmmakers with their own singular visions and agendas—when the creation of art becomes the subject of art, we must consider where the line is drawn between truth and illusion, and what each work can tell us about how art is made and the artists who make it.

In this series, Calgary Cinematheque invites you to experience an intimate, behind-the-scenes look at great artists across multiple mediums, seen through the eyes of some of the most celebrated documentary filmmakers of the past seventy years.

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