Project Detail

Inside Out: The People's Art Project

Synopsis

This fascinating documentary tracks the evolution of the biggest participatory art project in the world, the wildly popular 'Inside Out'. Travel the globe with French artist JR as he motivates entire communities to define their most important causes with incredibly passionate displays of giant black and white portraits pasted in the street. We witness young and old taking ownership of walls that were previously restricted and in doing so testing the limits of what they thought was possible. In capturing the process, Alastair Siddons creates a glowing testament to the power of image and the role that art can play in transforming communities.

Details

Year
2013
Type of film
Features
Running time
70 mins
Director
Alastair Siddons
Producer
Emile Abinal
Executive Producer
Marco Berrebi, Jane Rosenthal, Leo Haidar, Sol Guy
Director of Photography
Patrick Ghiringhelli
Sound
Philippe Welsch
Music
Antonio Pinto, Samuel Ferrari, Patrice Bart-Williams
Principal cast
JR

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Social Animals in association with Nothing Hill Films

Sales Company

WestEnd Films

Mercy Liao
Tel: +44 20 7494 8308

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