Depending on the content and
subject of the film West selects materials she thinks connect to that subject and employs them into the work and onto the film.
Not exact matches
The
film's
subject is the Chinese designer behind Rihanna's cape — Guo Pei (pronounced gwo pay), one
of the world's foremost fashion entrepreneurs, though one relatively unknown in the
West.
Whether or not the
subject matter is appealing to you, the
West coast vistas, and insides
of mansions and nightclubs make this one
of the top visual looking
films of the year.
The
subject already
of separate Broadway and
West End plays (both in 2005) and a French
film (Marguerite) that has only just been released, Jenkins's extraordinary story here stands apart by virtue
of that rare leading lady who can make a character's misguided belief in her gifts seem a form
of bliss.
Made in a specifically DIY approach,
West's hypnotic videos are a product
of her idiosyncratic experimentation into what happens when celluloid
film surface is
subjected directly to a wild array
of processes, chemicals, materials, and events.
Betsy
West and Julie Cohen discuss their movie, The documentary RBG, as well as what makes the
film unique, why they chose the
subject, and what makes Justice Ginsburg worthy
of her own documentary.