Painting and sculpture
film
Toxic materials become sculptures of light and air in this artist’s hands
Directed by Anika Kan Grevstad
Film
film
From drab to fab – a playful dissection of the Hollywood makeover
Directed by Sue Ding
Dance
film
Every culture dances. So why did humans evolve to get down?
Directed by Rosanna Wan and Andrew Khosravani
Happiness
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Humanoid animals sing through their existential angst in this madcap short
Directed by Niki Lindroth Von Bahr
Symbols and myth
film
A Navajo creation story illustrates why humans must forge their own path
Directed by Dallin Penman
Meaning and the good life
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An artist captures the joys of solitude amid a month living in a beach shack
Directed by Lynne Sachs
Theatre and performance
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Some 40 years on, actors revisit the toil and trouble of a Macbeth fiasco
Directed by James Solden
Poetry
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The unseen lives of others take centre stage in this surreal poetry adaptation
Directed by Michelle Kranot and Uri Kranot
Pleasures and pastimes
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A whimsical ode to the reparative power of knitting, rendered in wool
Directed by Samantha Moore
Artists and art history
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In a single, unbroken shot, Marina Abramović surveys her artistic evolution
A film by Art21
Music
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Six minutes with a pan-African gospel choir is a shot of joy for the weary soul
Directed by Samuel Bradley
Music
film
Repairing instruments for children is its own art in this Oscar-nominated short
Directed by Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers