Product Details

• Actors: Greg Whalen, Cherise Silvestri, Geoff Coates, Christine Rojek, Tyehimba Jess
• Directors: Chris Olsen
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Padoran Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: December 2, 2008
• Run Time: 52 minutes
• ASIN: B001LTZFYK
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #335,263 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Artsiders" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Welcome to THE ARTSIDERS, the groundbreaking exploration of artistic life. This EMMY® Award nominated documentary presents the "art of making art" through interviews with dozens of visual and performing artists in pursuit of why creatives "do what they do" despite the difficulties that can accompany an artistic life. Presented by award-winning filmmaker Chris Olsen, THE ARTSIDERS features interviews with internationally recognized sculptors Christine Rojek, Thomas Scarff, and Mike Helbing, award winning poet and author Tyehimba Jess (of "Leadbelly" fame), incendiary performance artist and artistic director of Breakbone DanceCo Atalee Judy, renowned vocal artist Greg Whalen and many others. This newly released first episode of the DVD series contains both the original PBS broadcast 27 Minute version of the film, and the 52 minute Director's Cut.