Alison Chernick

Itzhak (2017)

From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life. Director Alison Chernick’s (The Jeff Koons Show, Matthew Barney: No Restraint) new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
CAST:  Itzhak Perlman  •  Toby Perlman  •  Alan Alda  •  Billy Joel

From Schubert to Strauss, Bach to Brahms, Mozart to…Billy Joel, Itzhak Perlman’s violin playing transcends mere performance to evoke the celebrations and struggles of real life. Director Alison Chernick’s (The Jeff Koons Show, Matthew Barney: No Restraint) new ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
CAST:  Itzhak Perlman  •  Toby Perlman  •  Alan Alda  •  Billy Joel

The Jeff Koons Show (2004)

A documentary on the life and work of artist Jeff Koons, told through the perspective of Koons himself, curators, gallerists, and fellow artists (Chuck Close, Julian Schnabel, etc.).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
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A documentary on the life and work of artist Jeff Koons, told through the perspective of Koons himself, curators, gallerists, and fellow artists (Chuck Close, Julian Schnabel, etc.).  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
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Matthew Barney: No Restraint (2006)

How does artist Matthew Barney use 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, a factory whaling vessel and traditional Japanese rituals to create his latest art project? Barney plowed the waters off the coast of Nagasaki to film his massive endeavor, Drawing Restraint 9. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
CAST:  Matthew Barney  •  Björk

How does artist Matthew Barney use 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, a factory whaling vessel and traditional Japanese rituals to create his latest art project? Barney plowed the waters off the coast of Nagasaki to film his massive endeavor, Drawing Restraint 9. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
CAST:  Matthew Barney  •  Björk

The Artist Is Absent : A Short Film On Martin Margiela (2015)

The Artist Is Absent reveals the true face of the enigmatic Belgian designer who appears here as never before. Featuring some of the most distinguished names in the fashion industry, such as fashion journalist Suzy Menkes, designers Jean Paul Gaultier and Raf ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
CAST:  Olivier Saillard  •  Suzy Menkes  •  Jean-Paul Gaultier  •  Raf Simons

The Artist Is Absent reveals the true face of the enigmatic Belgian designer who appears here as never before. Featuring some of the most distinguished names in the fashion industry, such as fashion journalist Suzy Menkes, designers Jean Paul Gaultier and Raf ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
CAST:  Olivier Saillard  •  Suzy Menkes  •  Jean-Paul Gaultier  •  Raf Simons

Jackson Pollock: Blue Poles (2019)

The extraordinary price-tag of Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles - now considered one of the most expensive painting in the world which almost brought down the Australian government.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
CAST:  Jackson Pollock  •  Lee Krasner

The extraordinary price-tag of Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles - now considered one of the most expensive painting in the world which almost brought down the Australian government.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
CAST:  Jackson Pollock  •  Lee Krasner

Ezinma (2021)

Ezinma be follows a violinist who is revolutionizing the world of classical music. The titular character takes her rigorous classical training and transforms it into a fresh, radical and intersectional genre of her own, gaining the recognition of notable artists ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
CAST:  Ezinma Ramsey  •  Beyoncé  •  Pharrell Williams

Ezinma be follows a violinist who is revolutionizing the world of classical music. The titular character takes her rigorous classical training and transforms it into a fresh, radical and intersectional genre of her own, gaining the recognition of notable artists ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alison Chernick
CAST:  Ezinma Ramsey  •  Beyoncé  •  Pharrell Williams