The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins
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Overview
- Genre
- Arts, Cultural History, Foreign Worlds, Human Rights, and Contemporary Issues
- Synopsis
- the art star and the sudanese twins follows the controversy of pop star of the art world, Vanessa Beecroft and her plans to adopt orphaned Sudanese twins. Italian Vanessa is a millionaire through her controversial artwork, and alongside the adoption process photographed herself breast-feeding the twins on the altar of the local Catholic cathedral. - She believes that coincidence led her to save the twins. But at what cost? - I’m afraid of the judgement of the people. The bishop, the dinkas, the world. Ah here she is - another white woman wants something exotic. 
 Vanessa- This is not the way for this world to go ahead. An American black girl may not go for a Sudanese black man. I have said it. 
 Bishop Mazzolari, Bishop of Rumbek- When are you going to save them this month and I will be waiting for you as I hope. 
 Akot Makoi, twins’ father- With Greg it’s falling apart. I am rolling off a cliff. 
 Vanessa- Africa - Bob Geldoff, Bono, Angelina Jolie. It’s somewhat hip to be into that cause. Saving two by extracting them from their culture. I can fill my needs by bringing them into my world? It’s too selfish. 
 Greg
- Stage
- finished
- Running time
- 96 and 58 minutes
Credits
- Pietra Brettkelly ... Producer/Director
Production Details
- Prod. Co.
- PBK Limited
- Country
- New Zealand
- Years of Production
- 2006-2008
- Locations
- USA, Sudan, Italy, Germany, London
Distribution Details
- Release year
- 2008
- Festivals
- Sundance Film Festival, Hotdocs, Melbourne, Zurich, Rio, Edinburgh, New Zealand, Bergen, CPH:Dox, MOMA, Message to Man, St Petersburg
- Awards
- Best Editing World Documentary Competition Sundance Film Festival, Best Documentary Qantas Film Awards, Best Director EIDF Seoul, Best Documentary Whistler Film Festival Canada
- Language
- English, Italian, Sudanese tribal language
- Subtitles
- English
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