In this hybrid political thriller and verité portrait documentary, Sara Nodjoumi, working with co-director and husband, Till Schauder, makes her directorial debut with this personal film, diving into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 “treasonous” paintings by her father, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad Nodjoumi.
“A Revolution on Canvas” is breathtaking in its concept and execution, a blend of pop art like Nodjoumi saw in the counter-culture movement of the ‘60s in New York and the images of his culture. A greater appreciation of Nodjoumi as an artist will surely emerge from this project.”
– Brian Tallerico Reviewer for RogerEbert.com
A Revolution on Canvas will have a limited theatrical release in U.S. movie theaters starting Friday, December 1st in New York at Cinema Village A week later, on Friday, December 8th, it will open in Los Angeles at Laemmle Royal and San Francisco at The Roxie. The film will have its Toronto theatrical premiere on Sunday, December 3 at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. Additional cities will be added and announced. soon. The film’s directors will participate in Q&A’s in all cities.
FRIDAY DEC 1 • 7:00 PM
Q&A with filmmakers moderated by Shirin Neshat
SUNDAY DEC 3 • 3:00 PM
Q&A with filmmakers moderated by Lori Cheatle
SUNDAY DEC 3 • 7:00 PM
Q&A with filmmakers moderated by Wolfgang Held
MONDAY DEC 4 • 5:00 PM
Q&A with filmmakers moderated by Sabine Krayenbühl
MONDAY DEC 4 • 7:00 PM
Introduced by Jane Rosenthal
TUESDAY DEC 5 • 7:00 PM
Q&A with filmmakers moderated by Marshall Curry & David Teague
WEDNESDAY DEC 6 • 7:00 PM
Hosted by Brown Girls Doc Mafia
Q&A with filmmakers moderated by Sabrina Gordon
SAT DEC 9 • 4:20 PM
Q&A with filmmakers and protagonist moderated by Marjan Safinia
Reception & Art Opening of Nicky Nodjoumi’s work to Follow
MON Dec 10 • 7:20 PM
Q&A with filmmakers moderated by Feida Mock
SUNDAY DEC 3 • 7:00 PM
Q&A with filmmakers moderated by Lisa Valencia-Svensson
SUNDAY DEC 10 • 3:00 PM
Q&A with filmmakers moderated by Bonni Cohen & Lisa Chanoff
A Revolution on Canvas will have a limited theatrical release in U.S. movie theaters starting Friday, December 1st in New York at Cinema Village A week later, on Friday, December 8th, it will open in Los Angeles at Laemmle Royal and San Francisco at The Roxie. The film will have its Toronto theatrical premiere on Sunday, December 3 at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. Additional cities will be added and announced. soon. The film’s directors will participate in Q&A’s in all cities.
In this hybrid political thriller and verité portrait documentary, Sara Nodjoumi, working with co-director and husband, Till Schauder, makes her directorial debut with this personal film, diving into the mystery surrounding the disappearance of more than 100 “treasonous” paintings by her father, seminal Iranian modern artist Nickzad Nodjoumi.
“A Revolution on Canvas” is breathtaking in its concept and execution, a blend of pop art like Nodjoumi saw in the counter-culture movement of the ‘60s in New York and the images of his culture. A greater appreciation of Nodjoumi as an artist will surely emerge from this project.” – Brian Tallerico Reviewer for RogerEbert.com
The exhibitions Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political and Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time tell the story of a family of artists shaped by revolution.
In the face of challenges both personal and geopolitical, the exhibitions showcase the artists’ commitment to creative expression over many decades. From Nodjoumi’s surreal paintings that critique political power, to Hagigat’s evocative etchings about women’s struggle for freedom, we invite you to investigate their distinctive bodies of work. The exhibitions are inspired by the HBO documentary A Revolution on Canvas.
Visit YBCA to see the documentary, explore the artwork, and step inside this thrilling and moving story of a family of artists.
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Till Schauder is a Brooklyn-based writer, director, and cinematographer. His debut documentary THE IRAN JOB (2012) was released worldwide, mentioned as an Oscar contender, and shortlisted for a German Academy Award. His 2017 documentary WHEN GOD SLEEPS premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in competition, and won numerous international awards, including Most Valuable Documentary of the Year from Cinema for Peace at Berlinale, and Best Music Documentary at the Krakow Film Festival. Another 2017 release, WARRIORS OF FAITH, won him the 2017 German Television Academy Award (German Emmy) and a nomination for the Prix Europa. Schauder’s REGGAE BOYZ, winner of the Brooklyn Film Festival Audience Award, was called “one of the funniest documentaries in years” by film-rezensionen.de. He is currently co-directing UNTITLED NICKY NODJOUMI PROJECT for HBO, a personal doc about his father-in-law, controversial Iranian painter Nicky Nodjoumi
Sara Nodjoumi is an independent filmmaker, producer and festival programmer. Recent credits include WHEN GOD SLEEPS, which premiered at Tribeca, played over 100 festivals worldwide, aired nationally on PBS, and won numerous international awards, before being shortlisted for the 2018 Academy Award in Germany. She previously produced THE IRAN JOB, which was also shortlisted for a German Academy Award (2014), and released worldwide on Netflix. In 2020 Nodjoumi and her producing and life partner, Till Schauder, released their latest documentary REGGAE BOYZ (Audience Award, Brooklyn Film Festival) in digital theaters across America. Most recently, she was awarded the 2021 Inaugural Brown Girls Documentary Mafia Sustainable Artist Grant for UNTITLED NICKY NODJOUMI PROJECT, a personal documentary about her father – controversial Iranian painter Nicky Nodjoumi. The film was recently greenlit by HBO and will be her directorial debut.
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