Walking on Water

Directed by Andrey Paounov

Year: 2019
Running Time: 100
Color Type: Color
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Country: U.S., Italy
Language: English
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Walking on Water

Cast
Christo

Crew
Directed by Andrey Paounov


Ten years after the passing of his wife and creative partner, Jeanne-Claude, Christo sets out to realize The Floating Piers, a project they conceived together many years before. Boasting uncensored access to the artist and his team, Walking on Water is an unprecedented look at Christo’s process, from the inception through to the completion of his latest large-scale art installation, a dahlia-yellow walkway atop Italy’s Lake Iseo that was eventually experienced by over 1.2 million people. The film takes the viewer on an intimate journey into Christo’s world amid mounting madness – from complex dealings between art and state politics to engineering challenges, logistical nightmares, and the sheer force of mother nature. Captured through breathtaking aerial views and fly on the wall camerawork, we watch the artist’s vision unfold, and get to know the man chasing it.

Reviews

“A compelling peek inside a singular creative mind.”

– David Fear, Rolling Stone

"Few artists deserve the moniker ‘maverick’ as much as Christo. The artist's forceful character does battle with technology, bureaucracy, corruption and the elements, resulting in an installation of stunning beauty and a documentary that delights in capturing the act of creation."

– Jay Weissberg, Variety

"Rollicking! Christo strikes a fascinating figure, a tireless, uncompromising artist who thinks his work is, on the one hand, totally useless, but shows childlike joy when things finally work out."

– Mark Peranson, Cinema Scope

“Watching the eccentric luddite Christo bringing the installation to life is like watching a magician perform a drawn-out magic trick.”

– Bedatri D. Choudhury, Hyperallergic

"Highlight[s] the kind of practical headaches nearly no other artist in the world has to contend with."

– John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter

"A rich, visual record of a monument to transience."

– Andrew Karpan, Nonfics


Awards

  • Official Selection – Locarno Film Festival

  • Official Selection – Toronto Film Festival

  • Official Selection – DOC NYC

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Christo in a scene from <i>Walking on Water</i>, courtesy Kino Lorber
Christo in a scene from <i>Walking on Water</i>, courtesy Kino Lorber
Christo in a scene from <i>Walking on Water</i>, courtesy Kino Lorber
Christo in a scene from <i>Walking on Water</i>, courtesy Kino Lorber
Christo in a scene from <i>Walking on Water</i>, courtesy Kino Lorber
A scene from <i>Walking on Water</i>, courtesy Kino Lorber
<i>Walking on Water</i> director Andrew Paounov, courtesy Kino Lorber

PLAYDATES

Venue City Date
Rose Theatre Port Townsend 1578200400January 5, 2020
Northwest Film Center Portland 1568260800September 12 - September 14, 2019
Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland 1566878400August 27 - August 30, 2019
Southampton Arts Center Southampton 1566100800August 18, 2019
Tropic Cinema Key West 1565668800August 13, 2019
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston 1564718400August 2 - August 30, 2019
Rosendale Theatre Rosendale 1564286400July 28 - August 1, 2019
Hopewell Theater Hopewell 1563854400July 23, 2019
Boedecker Theater @ Dairy Arts Center Boulder 1563681600July 21 - July 24, 2019
Time & Space Limited Hudson 1563422400July 18 - August 4, 2019
Munson Cinema Utica 1563336000July 17 - July 19, 2019
Acme Screening Room Lambertville 1562990400July 13 - July 28, 2019
Lark Theater Larkspur 1562904000July 12 - July 18, 2019
Landmark Ken Cinema San Diego 1562904000July 12 - July 18, 2019
Cinema 21 Portland 1562904000July 12 - July 18, 2019
Aperture Cinema Winston Salem 1562817600July 11, 2019
Nevada Theatre Nevada City 1562472000July 7, 2019
Parkway Theatre Baltimore 1562299200July 5 - July 18, 2019
The Gem Bethel 1562299200July 5, 2019
Portland Museum of Art Portland 1562299200July 5 - July 10, 2019
Upstate Films Rhinebeck Rhinebeck 1562299200July 5 - July 11, 2019
Naro Expanded Cinema Norfolk 1562040000July 2, 2019
Symphony Space New York 1561867200June 30 - August 11, 2019
Liberty Theatre Camas 1561867200June 30 - July 2, 2019
Frontier Cafe Brunswick 1561694400June 28 - July 3, 2019
Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1561694400June 28 - June 30, 2019
Kiggins Theatre Vancouver 1561694400June 28 - June 30, 2019
Lascaux Micro-Theater Buckhannon 1561694400June 28 - July 4, 2019
Crandell Theatre Chatham 1561262400June 23, 2019
Osio Cinema Monterey 1561089600June 21 - June 27, 2019
Landmark Chez Artiste Denver 1561089600June 21 - June 27, 2019
Circle Cinema Tulsa 1561089600June 21 - June 27, 2019
Landmark Ritz at the Bourse Philadelphia 1561089600June 21 - June 27, 2019
Hippodrome Theatre Gainesville 1561003200June 20 - June 30, 2019
Grand Cinema Tacoma Tacoma 1560830400June 18, 2019
Palace Theater - HI Hilo 1560571200June 15 - June 18, 2019
Honolulu Museum of Art Honolulu 1560398400June 13 - June 19, 2019
Martha's Vineyard Film Society Vineyard Haven 1559966400June 8 - June 13, 2019
Landmark Midtown Art Cinema Atlanta 1559880000June 7 - June 13, 2019
Landmark Kendall Square Cinema Boston 1559880000June 7 - June 20, 2019
Old Greenbelt Theatre Greenbelt 1559880000June 7 - June 13, 2019
Landmark Uptown Theatre Minneapolis 1559880000June 7 - June 13, 2019
Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art Fort Worth 1559880000June 7 - June 9, 2019
The Music Hall Portsmouth 1559793600June 6, 2019
Guild Cinema Albuquerque 1559620800June 4 - June 6, 2019
Landmark E Street Cinema Washington 1559275200May 31 - June 13, 2019
Speed Art Museum Louisville 1559275200May 31 - June 2, 2019
Northwest Film Forum Seattle 1559275200May 31 - June 13, 2019
Vancouver International Film Centre Vancouver 1558670400May 24 - May 30, 2019
Landmark Shattuck Cinemas Berkeley 1558670400May 24 - May 30, 2019
Landmark Nuart Theatre Los Angeles 1558670400May 24 - May 30, 2019
Landmark Opera Plaza Cinema San Francisco 1558670400May 24 - June 6, 2019
Real Art Ways Hartford 1558670400May 24 - May 30, 2019
Music Box Theatre Chicago 1558670400May 24 - June 6, 2019
Center For Contemporary Arts Santa Fe 1558670400May 24 - May 30, 2019
Regent Theatre - Toronto Toronto 1558670400May 24 - May 30, 2019
Austin Film Society Austin 1558670400May 24 - May 26, 2019
Film Forum New York 1558065600May 17 - June 11, 2019
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Toronto 1558065600May 17 - May 23, 2019
Montclair Film Festival Montclair 1556856000May 3 - May 12, 2019
Jacob Burns Film Center Pleasantville 1556856000May 3, 2019
Cornell Cinema Ithaca 1556683200May 1 - May 2, 2019
Cleveland International Film Festival Cleveland 1553745600March 28 - April 2, 2019
Hawaii International Film Festival Honolulu 1552536000March 14, 2019
Boulder International Film Festival Boulder 1551330000February 28 - March 3, 2019
Victoria Film Festival Victoria 1548997200February 1 - February 10, 2019
DOC NYC New York 1541653200November 8 - November 15, 2018


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