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The End Of Art

As a married couple returns home from different events, their relationship is tested and pushed to the extreme in the course of a night until daylight brings about the crushing truth.

A symbiotic film about the disappearance of art and originality in today's culture in relation to love, reminiscent in the likes of John Cassavetes and Ingmar Bergman.

  • Philipp Christopher
    Director
  • Philipp Christopher
    Writer
  • Philipp Christopher
    Key Cast
    "Ben"
  • Michelle Lee Glick
    Key Cast
    "Kris"
  • Lea Zoe Voss
    Key Cast
    "Natalie"
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Arthouse
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 25 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 1, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Germany
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.3 ANA
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Philipp Christopher

Actor/director and SVA alumni Philipp Christopher started out as a commercial director in New York until he moved in front of the camera and has been working on European and international productions ever since.
Having graduated with honours and receiving SVA's Best Director and Best Thesis Film awards, he has written and directed two award-winning shorts (Winner Athens FF, Beijing FF, Sonoma FF, São Paulo ISFF Etc.). His feature debut "The End Of Art" deals with the conflict and demise of art in the new 2020's as seen through the eyes of a marriage.
As an actor, Philipp has worked on numerous international projects with representation in the UK and Germany and appeared in the critically claimed "Jericho Ridge" or "The Windermere Children" to name a few.

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Director Statement

This film was shot over the course of almost 2 years with limited resources and came out of the need to question the direction of culture and art as a whole. In the age of "recycled art" and an overflow of content and stimulation through social media, art and its quest for new movements have disappeared from our screens.