Film: Nan Goldin's Triumphs and Tragedies

Film & Documentary

October 13, 2022 • View in browser

Nan Goldin's Triumphs and Tragedies

We joined devotees of the photographer and activist at a screening of the new documentary All the Beauty and Bloodshed, followed by a talk with Goldin. | Jasmine Liu

“The film, and Nan Goldin’s life, literally illustrate how the personal is political,” one festivalgoer who had seen the film on Friday told Hyperallergic. She found the story of PAIN (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now), the advocacy group Goldin started to hold the Sackler family accountable for its role in propagating the opioid epidemic, instructive as an activist herself.

“A lot of times, as activists, we act right now but don’t know what the outcome will be,” she said. “This film gives us a whole bright future.”

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