New Loving Vincent Documentary Set for First Screenings
Skwigly
A new documentary which follows the 10-year journey of the 2017 feature film Loving Vincent, will be getting it’s first screenings in the US this month.
Opening in Los Angeles and New York on 17th May, Loving Vincent: The Impossible Dream will recall the journey that brought the world’s first fully painted feature film to the cinema screen. From humble beginnings in a bedroom in an industrial Polish town of Łódź, an idea for a 7-minute short film that would tell the story of Vincent van Gogh through his paintings was conceived, which would go on to gross $42 million worldwide.
Directed by Michał “Miki” Węcel, and mixing footage and interviews from production with post-Academy Award interviews, the documentary will take the audience through the origin story of the film’s concept, each step of the production process, and ultimately how the team innovated a new way to create the animation you see on the screen. Not only does this documentary demonstrate the technology and artistic making of each frame, but it uncovers the risky challenges that resided with the filmmakers each step of their journey in recreating the work of one of the world’s greatest artists.
After the initial US screenings, the documentary will be available in other territories soon – watch this space!