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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is a 2022 American documentary directed by Laura Poitras about the photographer and activist Nan Goldin. The film traces Goldin's life and career alongside her advocacy during the HIV and AIDS crisis of the 1980s and her later campaign, through the group she founded called P.A.I.N., to pressure museums into cutting ties with the Sackler family over its role in the opioid crisis. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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English 1
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Golden Lion 1
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Peabody Awards 1
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2022 1
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  • All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, Description, original language
    All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is a 2022 American documentary directed by Laura Poitras about the photographer and activist Nan Goldin.
  • Infobox
    September 3, 2022 (Venice)
  • Lead
    Poitras, a long-time friend and fan, stated that "Nan's art and vision has inspired my work for years, and has influenced generations of filmmakers." The film premiered on September 3, 2022, at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Golden Lion, making it the second documentary (following Sacro GRA in 2013) to win the top prize at Venice.
  • Lead, golden-lion
    Poitras, a long-time friend and fan, stated that "Nan's art and vision has inspired my work for years, and has influenced generations of filmmakers." The film premiered on September 3, 2022, at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, where it was awarded the Golden Lion, making it the second documentary (following Sacro GRA in 2013) to win the top prize at Venice.
  • Lead, peabody-awards
    The film then went on to win a Peabody Award at the 84th ceremony for "capturing the zeal of an artist eager to use her work to create a new vision for and of the world."
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    All the Beauty and the Bloodshed is a 2022 American biographical documentary film about photographer, artist, and activist Nan Goldin.
  • Created By: Laura Poitras, Infobox: director
    Laura Poitras
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