About Art – Films on Artists and their Realities

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MONK IN PIECES

USA, Deutschland, Frankreich 2025 – Director: Billy Shebar – Original language: English – Subtitles: None – Length: 94 min.

  • So., 11.05.25
    18.00
    Deutsches Theater
    Ticket

For six decades, Meredith Monk has been creating groundbreaking performance art using her voice, choreography, videos and musical narrations. MONK IN PIECES presents a kaleidoscopic view of the artist’s life by means of her artworks. Archive footage of happenings and multimedia operas are artfully interwoven with interviews with her contemporaries. Silvia Bauer

 

Biography

Billy Shebar studied philosophy at Harvard and literature in London. He has been making and writing films for over 30 years. Together with David C. Roberts, he founded 110th Street Film Production.

David C. Roberts studied physics and worked as a diplomat before turning to film via journalism.

Filmography (both, selection)

HIGH NOON ON THE WATERFRONT, US 2022, 14 min.
DOCTOR’S ORDERS, US 2021, Miniserie
TRUMP BITES, US 2018-20, Webserie, je 5 min.

 

No youth rating

 

Co-Director: David C. Roberts. Writer: Billy Sherbar, David C. Roberts. Camera: Jeff Hutchens, Ben Stechschulte. Sound: Dominic Bartolini, Aaron Chandler. Editing: Sabine Krayenbühl. Music: Justin T. Feldman. Production: 110th Street Films. Producer: Susan Margolin, Katie Geissinger, Sabine Krayenbühl. International Sales: Cinephil

  • So., 11.05.25
    18.00
    Deutsches Theater
    Ticket