Why is Mr W. Laughing?

Synopsis: Documentary which takes us on a collaborative journey through the pictorial worlds of three artists with different disabilities. The film, which focuses on their aesthetic obsessions, uses an eclectic mix of materials and techniques including interview situations interwoven with observational episodes, auto-fiction and performance, home videos of the protagonists and their own musical compositions.
The film was nominated for the EVA Award (Excellence in Visual Anthropology) at Ethnocineca 2017 (Vienna).
Language: English (English subtitles)
Country: Georgia
Year of production: 2017
Subjects: Anthropology; Art; Social Studies
Keywords: aesthetics; disabled artists

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