Still from ‘F for fake’ (1973) by Orson Welles
A documentary about fakery that focusses on the notorious art forger Elmyr de Hory and Elmyr’s biographer, Clifford Irving, who also wrote the celebrated fraudulent Howard Hughes autobiography, then touches on the reclusive Hughes and Welles’ own career (which started with a faked resume and a phony Martian invasion). On the way, Welles plays a few tricks of his own on the audience.
Rafal Bujnowski, ‘Visa’ (2004)
Preparing for a studio stay in New York, Bujnowski painted a photo-realistic self-portrait in black and white, had it photographed and enclosed the picture as his official photo in the U.S.A. visa application form. The consulate workers failed to notice the manipulation and, eventually, the artist received a passport with a replica of his own painting. Using this document Rafal has crossed the U.S. border, the project was supplemented by the fact that the artist has attended a pilot’s course, which featured a training flight over Manhattan – this event was recorded by Bujnowski as a video, part of which is shown below.
‘Flying lessons’ (2004)
Thank you, Willum!
Seen yesterday at Witte de With‘s 24-hour film program ‘and the moral of the story is…’;
‘Wall Street’, by Oliver Stone
‘Enron, the smartest guys in the room’, by Alex Gibney
A combination that put both films in a different perspective. The documentary on the rise and fall of this American super-company was completely sickening..
More films at WdW today until midnight!
