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Directed by Jennifer Trainer, a former journalist and one of MASS MoCA's original builders, and narrated by Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep, the documentary tells the story of an unconventional museum, the small town of North Adams, MA it calls home, and the great risk, hope, and power of art to transform a desolate post-industrial city.
Today, MASS MoCA is the largest museum for contemporary art in the world—but just three decades ago, its vast brick buildings were the abandoned relics of a shuttered factory. This documentary tells how such a wildly improbable transformation came to be. Museum Town also looks at the artistic process itself—not only how museums work but how artists create, tracking celebrated artist Nick Cave as he builds the monumental installation “Until,” a reflection on gun violence, race, and the American Dream.
In addition to Nick Cave, the documentary features appearances by artists James Turrell, Laurie Anderson and David Byrne, with original music and soundtrack by John Stirratt of Wilco, featuring songs by Talking Heads, Sharon Jones, Big Thief, Wilco, Moses Sumney among others.
Original Release
03/10/2019
US Release
03/10/2019
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Laurie Anderson | Self |
John Barrett | Self |
Simeon Bruner | Self |
David Byrne | Self |
Nick Cave | Self |
Richard Criddle | Self |
Francis Esposito | Self |
Bob Faust | Self |
Thomas Krens | Self |
Denise Markonish | Self |
Directors
Writers
Jennifer Trainer, Noah Bashevkin, Pola Rapaport
Cast
Name | Character |
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Laurie Anderson | Self |
John Barrett | Self |
Simeon Bruner | Self |
David Byrne | Self |
Nick Cave | Self |
Richard Criddle | Self |
Francis Esposito | Self |
Bob Faust | Self |
Thomas Krens | Self |
Denise Markonish | Self |
Missy Parisien | Self |
Meryl Streep | Self - Narrator / Narrator |
Jane Swift | Self |
Megan Tamas | Self |
Joseph Thompson | Self |
James Turrell | Self |
Ruth Yarter | Self |
Jack Wadsworth | Self |
Bill T. Jones | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jack Wadsworth | Executive Producer |
Rachel Chanoff | Executive Producer |
Susy Wadsworth | Executive Producer |
Jennifer Trainer | Producer |
Noah Bashevkin | Producer |
Jack Criddle | Producer |
Robert Gold | Producer |
Ivy Meeropol | Producer |
Anders Schroeder | Producer |
Yukiko Schroeder | Producer |