The Worlds of Bernice Bing
Madeleine Lim Riding the waves of American history from a '30s Depression-era orphanage to the rising feminist and Asian American movements of the '70s, this documentary explores the life, art, and activism of Abstract Expressionist painter, Beat-era Existentialist, Buddhist and Chinese American lesbian Bernice Bing.
Synopsis
Riding the waves of American history, THE WORLDS OF BERNICE BING explores the art, activism, and life of Abstract Expressionist painter, Beat-era Existentialist, Buddhist, feminist, and Chinese American lesbian.
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Madeleine Lim, the film is a key piece of scholarship about Bernice Bing. It illuminates the significance of her work as an artist, arts educator, and arts administrator. Lush and poignant, the documentary tracks the orbit of this little-known foremother of Asian American avant-garde art and previously overlooked San Francisco icon. It features one of the last interviews with painter Carlos Villa and art historian Moira Roth. Firmly fixing Bing’s impact on American art, the film launches her legacy into the future.
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- Cast
- Kim Anno, Artist Lenore Chinn, Artist Nancy Hom, Artist Tirza Latimer, Art Historian Moira Roth, Art Historian & Writer (1933-2021) Ginny Stripp, Friend Carlos Villa, Artist (1936-2013) Frieda Weinstein, Friend Flo Oy Wong, Artist/Friend Alexa Young, Bing Estate Executor
- Co Producer
- Jennifer Banta Yoshida & Kebo Drew
- Director
- Madeleine Lim
- Editor
- Amal Kouttab
- Executive Producer
- Asian American Women Artists Association, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project
- Music
- Performed by Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra
- Producer
- Madeleine Lim
