Former New York City Board
of Education chancellor Rudy Crew, worried that the Internet
age was passing by too many kids in his urban districts, provided the B -
schoolers with three beta - test
schools and agreed to join the
duo's previously nonexistent board
of advisers.
Focusing exclusively on art -, music - and culture - related movies, Arthouse Films («Where art and film collide») produces and / or distributes around 15 to 20 titles a year, from documentaries about specific artists (c: The Radiant Child) or other figures in the art world (Herb & Dorothy, on art collecting
duo Herb and Dorothy Vogel) to in - depth looks at specific movements (Beautiful Losers, a tribute to the»90s DIY movement) or communities (The Cool
School, about the Ferus Gallery and its role in bringing the L.A. art scene
of age).