All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

Laura Poitras: ‘I hope the audience comes out with a different perspective on the world’

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

The documentary filmmaker reflects on her relationship with Nan Goldin and the ways in which art can serve as a vessel for activism.

All The Beauty and the Bloodshed

By Marina Ashioti

Laura Poitras' portrait of activist and artist Nan Goldin is a damning indictment of the US pharmaceutical industry and a touching look at a familial tragedy.

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