Self
New York designer Stefan Sagmeister lives in the city of his dreams, and creates work for the likes of the Rolling Stones and Jay-Z. Business is good, creative juices are flowing, and yet he suspects there must be more to life. Sagmeister takes on the daunting project of changing his personality by trying to figure out the causes of happiness. On the advice of a trusted psychologist Sagmeister experiments with three different approaches: meditation, therapy, and drugs. The Happy Film follows his pursuit, and all that he encounters along the way: joy, ecstasy, heartbreak, change, love, and death.
Director
New York designer Stefan Sagmeister lives in the city of his dreams, and creates work for the likes of the Rolling Stones and Jay-Z. Business is good, creative juices are flowing, and yet he suspects there must be more to life. Sagmeister takes on the daunting project of changing his personality by trying to figure out the causes of happiness. On the advice of a trusted psychologist Sagmeister experiments with three different approaches: meditation, therapy, and drugs. The Happy Film follows his pursuit, and all that he encounters along the way: joy, ecstasy, heartbreak, change, love, and death.
Himself
The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent of people in an unprecedented way, unleashing unlimited creative opportunites. But does democratized culture mean better art, film, music and literature or is true talent instead flooded and drowned in the vast digital ocean of mass culture? Is it cultural democracy or mediocrity? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world’s most influential creators of the digital era.
Director
David Byrne es artista visual y músico, y desde sus primeros días como miembro de Talking Heads, ha querido que sus conciertos sean más que una actuación estática. En 1984, Byrne y el cineasta Jonathan Demme redefinieron los límites de la película del concierto con el documental STOP MAKING SENSE de Talking Heads, y más de 25 años después, Byrne se asoció con David Hillman para crear RIDE, RISE, ROAR, que documenta la película de Byrne en 2008- Gira de conciertos de 2009, en la que interpreta material nuevo escrito en colaboración con Brian Eno, así como los favoritos de su carrera en solitario y de su paso por Talking Heads. Usando disfraces y coreografías inventivas, Byrne y sus músicos y bailarines le dan a su música una presentación en el escenario tan emocionante como la música.
