Last Man Standing Screens at Museum of Modern Art's Doc Fortnight Film Festival 2019 in New York
Last Man Standing, a film directed by
Curious Film's Lucy Knox and W.A.M. Bleakley, screened at New York's
Museum of Modern Art this past week as part of 'Doc Fortnight 2019',
MoMA's festival of international non-fiction film and media.
Shot
on 16mm film, Last Man Standing documents Werner Winkelmann, who, as
the last person in Australia to process motion picture film, ponders
what his retirement could mean for the future of the medium.
MoMA's celebrated festival presented a lineup of features and shorts
from around the globe, each chosen for their innovative and
boundary-pushing approach to storytelling.
Co-director
W.A.M. Bleakley spoke about the remarkable journey Last Man Standing has
taken to get on screen at MoMA: "Werner has processed all of our
previous short films, and knowing he wishes to retire soon - it's very
worrying for the future of celluloid in Australia and New Zealand. The
film was born out of this conversation. Last Man Standing also screened at Sheffield Documentary Festival, Brisbane International Film Festival, Revelation Perth International Film Festival and as a Tropfest Film Festival Finalist.
View Lucy's work here, and Bill's work here. For bookings, contact Kate Roydhouse, kate@curiousfilm.com.
