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.
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
