Documentary is glad to debut an unique clip from Dan Covert’s Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life, a SXSW Viewers Award-winning biodoc in regards to the prolific artist whose work has been exhibited in museums and blue-chip galleries, and who’s a frequent collaborator with manufacturers (Hèrmes, Vans, Patagonia) and filmmakers (title designs for Sofia Coppola and Spike Jonze movies). Gravitas Ventures is releasing the movie in NY theaters on Friday and on VOD on July 2.
Relating to the clip, the director writes, “This clip comes 1 / 4 of a approach into the movie and exhibits a key turning level in Geoff’s profession. After working with the Beastie Boys on their journal, Grand Royal, McFetridge began his personal small design observe taking commissions from shoppers. Nonetheless, he finally realizes this conventional approach of working just isn’t as fulfilling and as a substitute begins taking dangers and answering briefs in surprising methods. That is the start of a brand new chapter in Geoff’s profession, one which results in collaborating with Sofia Coppola on her clothes line MilkFed and the titles for her movie, The Virgin Suicides. Geoff has all the time grown his profession authentically by listening to what feels true to him and jettisoning what doesn’t—even areas during which he’s discovered success—and it is a through-line we comply with all through the movie.”
Drawing a Life is Covert’s first function movie, although the filmmaker has a background in design earlier than venturing into industrial directing. The movie carries an government producer credit score from Spike Jonze.