David Wojnarowicz Movies

  • 1988
    Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

    Beautiful People

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    Beautiful People was one of the last films David Wojnarowicz made before his death. The film follows Jesse Hultberg as he makes himself up in drag...

    Beautiful People
  • 1994
    By the Dawn's Early Light

    By the Dawn's Early Light

    By the Dawn's Early Light

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    An intriguing, powerful work, portraying a journey through the dark, ugly underbelly of a rough and disturbed America. Resembling a Situationist d...

    By the Dawn's Early Light
  • 2020
    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space

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    An oral history of Artists Space, the legendary New York artists organization. Told through the voices of the artists, critics and curators who...

    The Business of Thought: A Recorded History of Artists Space
  • 1981
    Heroin

    Heroin

    Heroin

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    Unfinished David Wojnarowicz film that was salvaged by Marion Scemama from Fales Library.

    Heroin
  • 1985
    The Virginia Tripping Film

    The Virginia Tripping Film

    The Virginia Tripping Film

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    Carlo McCormick was invited to curate an East Village Art show at a gallery in Richmond, Virginia. Filmmaker Tessa Hughes-Freeland took filmic...

    The Virginia Tripping Film
  • 1989
    When I Put My Hands on Your Body

    When I Put My Hands on Your Body

    When I Put My Hands on Your Body

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    The series of five videos Collaborative Film Collection made in collaboration with Marion Scemama in 1989 is emblematic of Wojnarowicz's artistic...

    When I Put My Hands on Your Body
  • 1978
    Arthur Rimbaud in New York

    Arthur Rimbaud in New York

    Arthur Rimbaud in New York

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    1978–79. Slideshow, approx. 7 min. Courtesy the Estate of David Wojnarowicz and P.P.O.W, New York.

    Arthur Rimbaud in New York
  • 1990
    A Fire in My Belly

    A Fire in My Belly

    A Fire in My Belly

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    Experimental short film that explores themes of religion, violence, and gender/masculinity.

    A Fire in My Belly
  • 2019
    Self-Portrait in 23 Rounds: a Chapter in David Wojnarowicz’s Life, 1989–1991

    Self-Portrait in 23 Rounds: a Chapter in David Wojnarowicz’s Life, 1989–1991

    Self-Portrait in 23 Rounds: a Chapter in David Wojnarowicz’s Life, 1989–1991

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    Political artist, painter, writer, performer and photographer David Wojnarowicz was one of the leading personalities of the 1980s New York art scene....

    Self-Portrait in 23 Rounds: a Chapter in David Wojnarowicz’s Life, 1989–1991