Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV
Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV is a 2023 documentary film by Amanda Kim about video artist Nam June Paik.[1]
Summary
[edit]The film traces the life of the artist from his privileged childhood in Japan-occupied Korea up until his death in 2006.[2][3][4]
Production
[edit]The films uses archival footage, interviews with fellow artists who knew him best and written letters to personal friends John Cage and others narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor Steven Yeun.[5][6][7][8][9]
Release
[edit]It premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival before being acquired by PBS Films and Greenwich Entertainment as an episode of American Masters.[10]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ MUBI
- ^ Variety
- ^ The Brooklyn Rail
- ^ Hyperallergic
- ^ Film Fourm
- ^ Hammer Museum
- ^ The Guardian
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Roger Ebert.com
- ^ Welk, Brian (April 19, 2023). "Sundance 2023 Movie Deals So Far: Babak Jalali's Immigrant Dramedy 'Fremont' Lands at Music Box Films". IndieWire. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.