New from Films We Like
THE MELT GOES ON FOREVER
THE ART AND TIMES OF DAVID HAMMONS
A Film by Judd Tully & Harold Crooks
For Immediate Release – Films We Like has acquired the Canadian rights to The Melt Goes On Forever - The Art and Times of David Hammons, a documentary directed by Judd Tully and Harold Crooks, which had its premiere at the 2022 Sheffield Doc Fest in the International Competition section. The Melt is a striking portrait of a celebrated African-American art star whose elusive, rule-breaking practice offers an essential commentary on race in America.
The Melt Goes On Forever chronicles the singular career of the elusive African-American art star David Hammons from Watts rebellion era ’60s L.A. to global art world prominence today. Hammons’ category-defying practice – rooted in a deep critique of American society and the elite art world – is in the words of one art critic “an invitation to confront the fissures between races” as the artist seeks to go beyond the dominant culture and his own to a new one for the 21st century.
Featuring eminent artists, curators and critics, a rich trove of archival footage, animation, and an evocative soundscape, The Melt is a record of the work of an artist who constantly defies the establishment and remains subversive at every turn.
OPENS IN THEATRES
SPRING 2023
Press Kit + Trailer: TBA
Press Contact:
Mercy Lam
mercy@filmswelike.com
About Films We Like
Founded by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential, Carmine Street Guitars) Films We Like is a boutique distributor of documentary, independent, and international films in Canada. Recent releases include Geographies of Solitude, Saint Omer, Academy Award nominee EO and Academy Award winning feature Drive My Car.