All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Friday, 07 March 2025, 20:00
Venue: (see Locations and Tickets for further details)
Programme category: Forest Row Film Society
Director: Laura Poitras, USA 2022, 122 mins, 18
A documentary which explores the career of legendary photographer and activist Nan Goldin and her efforts to hold Purdue Pharma, owned by the Sackler family, accountable for the opioid epidemic. It draws a connection between Goldin’s experiences during the AIDS crisis and her time in the opioid trenches. A powerful, inspiring and intimate portrait, weaving together substantial and vivid portions of Goldin’s photography and personal archives with interviews and protest footage.
