All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Activist Nan Goldin and artist Nan Goldin are inseparably connected. Director Laura Poitras (Oscar® winner for Citizenfour presented at MDAG festival in 2015) showcases the life and work of Goldin from her perspective. She also follows her exceptional protagonist in organizing creative protests. The artist left home at a young age and made a breakthrough as a photographer with "The Ballad of Sexual Dependency" - a series of captivating, colorful, intimate photographs depicting the gay subculture, herself, her family, and friends. Currently, she dedicates all her energy to the activist group PAIN (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) founded by herself, which defends individuals addicted to pain medication and fights against the manufacturers of these drugs - the Sackler family.