Winner of the Golden Lion, an Oscar®-nominated film, a meeting of an outstanding director with a legendary photographer. Laura Poitras' "All That Beauty and Blood" can be seen in cinemas nationwide from June 16th! It combines the cinematic profile of an artist-rebel with an activist message. An ideal film for Pride Month, reminding us of the importance of solidarity and the terrible consequences of silence in the face of injustice. Goldin's iconic photographs transport viewers to another era, showcasing the colorful and energetic counterculture of the last decades of the 20th century.

Nan Goldin is a living legend. Challenging the male-dominated art world of the 1960s with intimate photographs documenting her life and her friends, she became an activist, documenting the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s and 1990s, fighting for the lives of dying people. She has now taken up another battle in her life, speaking out against the owners of a pharmaceutical conglomerate that is partly responsible for the opioid crisis in the United States - the Sackler family.

"Society keeps everything bad a secret, thereby destroying people."

"In my films, I often address political issues," says director Laura Poitras, who won an Oscar® for "Citizenfour." "I usually follow individuals who put effort into fighting for justice." After learning about Goldin's ongoing fight against the Sackler family, the director couldn't free herself from thoughts about this project. As the film took shape, it became clear that while the activist group P.A.I.N. would be the central focus of the film, it would also provide an ideal opportunity to explore the interplay between activism and Goldin's life and art.

For Goldin, it was important that the film also touched on the economic, social, and institutional analogies between the HIV/AIDS crisis and the current opioid crisis. Social crises don't exist as isolated islands, and capturing the connection between the often stigmatized communities in which the photographer grew up and the personal stories behind her art was crucial for a full understanding of her creativity.

Goldin believes that political subversiveness has always been an inherent characteristic of her art, including her portrayal of queer friends and collaborators in her iconic photographs and slide shows, making "All That Beauty and Blood" the perfect film for June - Pride Month.