Australian documentarian Rohan Spong explores the vibrant characters of the elderly residents dwelling in New York's Westbeth Artists Housing.
"From 1970...
Australian documentarian Rohan Spong explores the vibrant characters of the elderly residents dwelling in New York's Westbeth Artists Housing.
"From 1970 onwards, Westbeth Artists Housing in Manhattan's Far West Village became a creative experiment. Formerly the offices of the company spawned by inventor Alexander Graham Bell, the site threw open its doors to New York's artistic community, offering dancers, poets and everyone in between a place to live and work.
"Australian filmmaker Rohan Spong's poignant follow up to 2011's All the Way Through Evening, Winter at Westbeth is steeped in the history of the arts in the city, and splashed with colour from the dynamic real-life characters profiled and the bright hues they choose to wear." (Melbourne International Film Festival)
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"Docos featuring greying, wrinkled seniors living their twilight to the fullest haven’t exactly been in short supply in recent years. Films such as Young@Heart, Bill Cunningham New York, Hip Hop-eration, Iris and Herb & Dorothy all inspire and uplift in their emphasis on the youthful vibrancy of their subjects. Rohan Spong’s Winter at Westbeth taps into similar age-transcending territory."
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Flicks
Flicks"Spong captures the lust for life in his subjects and, particularly in the case of Williams, their heartfelt memories, while celebrating the Westbeth as a triumph of public housing and community infrastructure."
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The Age
The Age"Spending four seasons roaming this retired artists’ complex is such a delight that viewers will find themselves yearning for future installments."
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Screen Daily
Screen DailyWinter at Westbeth | Details
- Runtime
- 80
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Australia
