Running Fence

Film Maker
Maysles, Brothers
Year
1978
Country
U.S.A.
Language
Format
16mm
Length
58
Genre
documentary
Category
art & artists, Landscape

“Running Fence” depicts the four-year struggle faced by the artist Christo to see his vision realized: a 24-mile fence of white fabric over the hills of California disappearing into the Pacific. After an extensive battle with the state bureaucracy, the fence is finally unfurled, bringing the community together in celebration of its beauty. The three-million-dollar fence was taken down as planned at the end of two weeks, and now exists solely on film.

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