Guest of Cindy Sherman

With touching intimacy and charm, this entertainingly fast-paced documentary charts the improbable and tumultuous relationship between superstar artist Cindy Sherman and Paul H-O, director of the public access television show GalleryBeat. Guest Of Cindy Sherman offers unprecedented access to notoriously media-shy Sherman with anecdotes from her close friends, contemporary artists and movie stars. Filmed over six years, H-O records their trips to major art events alongside footage from vacations and everyday life which brings the viewer into his life as a journalist living in the shadow of celebrity. With co-director Tom Donahue, H-O has fashioned a quirky valentine to a great artist and a compelling critique of the high-flying New York art world. (Verleiher-Text)