MUBI AND FILMS WE LIKE ANNOUNCES THE THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE FOR KEVIN MACDONALD’S IN-DEPTH DOCUMENTARY PORTRAIT
HIGH & LOW - JOHN GALLIANO
“An unflinching view of fashion’s most flawed genius”
★★★★ The Daily Telegraph
"One of the most riveting rise-fall story arcs in documentary format in recent memory"
IndieWire
Photo Credit: Barry Marsden
IN CINEMAS IN CANADA FROM 15 MARCH 2024
MUBI, the global film distributor, streaming service and production company, has announced the theatrical release date of Academy Award®-winning director Kevin MacDonald’s (Whitney, Touching the Void, One Day In September) gripping and thought-provoking new documentary High & Low - John Galliano, coming to cinemas in Canada on 15 March 2024.
Galliano dressed some of the most beautiful and prominent men and women in the world for almost 15 years at Givenchy and Dior, and was widely recognized as one of the most successful fashion designers of the 1990s and 2000s. However, his career abruptly ended when he was caught on camera in 2011 hurling antisemitic and racist insults at bystanders outside Paris's Café La Perle.
Macdonald’s compelling documentary traces Galliano’s career from fashion student at Central Saint Martins to creative director of some of the world’s largest fashion houses, candidly investigating his struggles with addiction and the industry pressure he faced along the way.
Showcasing archive footage of the breathtaking haute couture and high-fashion runways of the period, and featuring extensive interviews with Galliano himself, alongside conversations with Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Penelope Cruz, Charlize Theron, Anna Wintour, Edward Enninful and more, this nuanced look at Galliano confronts the toxic work culture behind-the-scenes of the fashion industry.
High & Low: John Galliano is produced by Chloe Mamelok (The Rescue) and Kevin Macdonald through Macdonald’s production company, KGB Films, in association with Condé Nast Entertainment. Editor, Avdhesh Mohla (Sachin: A Billion Dreams, Billie, The Ripper), was nominated for Best Editing at the British Independent Film Awards 2023 for the film. The original score is composed by Ivor Novello nominee Tom Hodge (The Mauritanian, McMafia) and cinematographers on the film are David Harriman, BIFA 2021 nominee Magda Kowalczyk (Cow, Last Song from Kabul), César Award (1988, 2003, 2007) nominee Patrick Blossier and Nelson Hume (Whitney).
KEVIN MACDONALD BIOGRAPHY
Kevin Macdonald was born in Glasgow in 1967. He has made numerous award-winning documentaries and feature films, including One Day In September (Academy Award-winner® 1999). Touching The Void (BAFTA for Best British Film 2003), The Last King Of Scotland (Academy Award® and BAFTA winner 2006), Life In A Day (2010 and 2020), State Of Play, and bio-docs Skyladder, Marley and Whitney. He has also worked as a producer on numerous documentaries including Senna, The Rescue and Rebellion. His most recent feature film as a director, The Mauritanian, was nominated for five BAFTA Awards, including Best Film in 2021.
HIGH & LOW - JOHN GALLIANO OPENS IN CINEMAS IN CANADA 15 MARCH 2024 VIA HOT DOCS TED ROGERS CINEMA (TORONTO) AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
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