Beyond the Frame
Beyond the Frame is the Jacob Burns Film Center’s ongoing series focused on art and the stories behind it. Travel to museums around the world or visit artists’ studios to learn more about the creative process and get an up-close look at art’s past and present. These documentaries will give expert insight to the histories and techniques of the art form itself and perhaps even a newfound appreciation for the art found all around us.
Exhibition on Screen—Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman
Feb. 19, 2025
Mary Cassatt made a career painting the lives of the women around her. Her radical images showed them as intellectual,…
Exhibition on Screen—Dawn of Impressionism: Paris 1874
Mar. 19, 2025
The Impressionists are the most popular group in art history – millions flock every year to marvel at their masterpieces.…
Exhibition on Screen—Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers
Dec. 18, 2024
200 years after its opening and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery, London is…
Close to Vermeer
Nov. 20, 2024
Go behind the scenes of the largest Vermeer exhibition ever, mounted in early 2023 at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Capturing…
Jeff Koons: A Private Portrait
Oct. 16, 2024
This is not just a documentary, but an amazing journey inside the mind of the most controversial artist of our…
Exhibition on Screen: Frida Kahlo
Sep. 25, 2024
Who was Frida Kahlo? Everyone knows her, but who was the woman behind the bright colours, the big brows, and…
Taking Venice
Aug. 28, 2024
Taking Venice uncovers the true story behind rumors that the U.S. government and a team of high-placed insiders rigged the…
Exhibition on Screen: Hopper—An American Love Story
July 31–Aug. 25, 2024
Back by popular demand!
Edward Hopper’s work is some of the most recognizable art in America—popular, praised, and mysterious. Countless painters, photographers, filmmakers, and…
Exhibition on Screen: My National Gallery, London
June 26, 2024
The National Gallery of London is one of the world’s greatest art galleries. It is full of masterpieces, an endless…
A Revolution on Canvas
May 29, 2024
Seminal Iranian modern artist and pro-democracy activist Nicky Nodjoumi fled Iran in 1980, joining his wife Nahid and daughter Sara…
Exhibition on Screen: John Singer Sargent
Apr. 17–25, 2024
John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was…
Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling
Mar. 20, 2024
A Desert of Pure Feeling is a feature documentary about legendary California “light and space” artist Robert Irwin, whose decade-spanning…
Holy Frit
Feb. 28, 2024
In this visceral three-year race against time, Tim Carey—a talented yet unknown LA artist—bluffs his way into winning a commission…
Exhibition on Screen: Klimt and the Kiss
Jan. 31–Feb. 8, 2024
Klimt and The Kiss is an exquisitely rich film that delves into the detail and passion surrounding Gustav Klimt’s iconic…
