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Arts

Lift

Viewers don’t need to know a jeté from a plié to enjoy this moving dance documentary.

White Balls on Walls

For a film about shaking things up, it’s a pretty straitlaced affair.

Close to Vermeer

“What makes a Vermeer a Vermeer?” is the question that opens Suzanne Raes’s meticulously observed and detailed documentary.

The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons

A portrait of an artist who likes to stay out of the limelight while sometimes teasing it Banksy–style.

Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV | Sundance 2023

A visually vibrant tribute to the “foremost video artist in the world” and “the father of video art.”

Art & Krimes by Krimes

An inspiring documentary on the redeeming and life-affirming qualities inherent in creating art, but infuriating too.

Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

An absorbing documentary about how one of the most popular Broadway musicals was transformed into a hit movie.

In Balanchine’s Classroom

A marvelous and moving portrait of an extraordinary master at work and the dancers he influenced so profoundly.

The Lost Leonardo

How did a damaged painting appearing on the art market out of nowhere become known—and marketed—as a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci?