Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland (1987)
• September 12th, 1987 • 0h 54min
Documentary
Overview
Considered one of Canada's most important women artists of the second half of the 20th century, Joyce Wieland's art embodies the essence of her homeland, feminism, and ecology. Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland captures the vibrant spirit of this painter, collagist, quilt maker, and filmmaker. In the early '70s, Wieland was involved in filmmaking, producing movies with a political message. In her 30-year career, she worked in a variety of mediums, including cloth, pastels, colored pencil, oils, bronze, and watercolor. Her works and her influence are examined in this detailed video portrait.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Night Witches
Released on: 2008-04-12
Documentary
Documentary about the female fighter pilots in the 588th Night Bomber Regiment of the Soviet Union. ...
Tangled Roots
Released on: 2022-08-18
Documentary
An intimate look into Demers family's experience raising children while dealing with the societal st...
Why Women Run
Released on: 1999-11-16
Documentary
This documentary offers a glimpse into the 1997 federal election in the Halifax electoral district. ...
Ain't No Time For Women
Released on: 2020-10-27
Documentary
The hairdressing salon “Saïda” is a space where people speak openly, laugh and argue. The subject ra...
Pornography: Andrea Dworkin
Released on: 1991-10-25
Documentary
Radical feminist Andrea Dworkin's expose on the pornography industry.
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti
Released on: 1983-01-01
Documentary
An unconventional portrait of painter Frida Kahlo and photographer Tina Modotti. Simple in style but...
T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness: Queer Blues Divas of the 1920s
Released on: 2013-01-27
Music, Documentary
The 1920s saw a revolution in technology, the advent of the recording industry, that created the fir...
Rape Culture
Released on: 1975-01-01
Documentary
That documentary helps to shape consciousness about sexism and violence against women.
Shameless Propaganda
Released on: 2013-07-01
Documentary
This feature documentary examines its own genre, which has often been called Canada's national art f...
Perfect Image?
Released on: 1989-01-02
Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Music
Two actresses take us through a series of 'raps' and sketches about what it means to be beautiful an...
She's Nobody's Baby: American Women in the 20th Century
Released on: 1981-01-01
Documentary
This documentary goes back to the turn of the century to show how women shaped the nation’s history.
Retreat
Released on: 2019-10-20
Documentary
Marina and Perla join thousands of women on an annual Catholic pilgrimage. Perla's coming of age acc...
Virtuoso: The Olga Samaroff Story
Released on: 2009-01-01
Music, Documentary
As America's first international woman concert pianist, renowned lecturer, author, music critic, fam...
Karen: Women In Sports
Released on: 1977-01-01
Documentary
Guest speakers from "Women In Motion" Conference, Vancouver, B.C. 1975.
Men's Madness - The Myth of Male Reason
Released on: 1991-01-01
Documentary
Provocative, feminist critique of man’s technological progress.
Beyond Borders: Arab Feminists Talk About Their Lives... East and West
Released on: 1999-01-01
Documentary
In the Arab world, women are fighting a two-front war against repressive internal constraints and in...
Wild Women
Released on: 2022-11-30
Documentary
At the beginning of winter, a filmmaker retires for six months to a hermit's cabin in the middle of ...