Lifeline: Clyfford Still(2019)

Lifeline: Clyfford Still Synopsis

Jackson Pollock said, “he makes the rest of us look academic,” Mark Rothko acknowledged him as a “myth-maker” and Clement Greenberg called him “a highly influential maverick and an independent genius.” Clyfford Still, one of the strongest, most original contributors to abstract expressionism, walked away from the commercial art world at the height of his career. Extremely disciplined, principled, and prolific, Still left behind a treasure trove of works like no other major artist in history. With a wonderful mosaic of archival material, found footage and audio recorded by the artist himself, Lifeline paints a picture of a modern icon, his uncompromising creative journey and the price of independence.

Lifeline: Clyfford Still (2019) is a documentary film directed by Dennis Scholl, released on November 12, 2019 with a runtime of 1h 17m. It stars Clyfford Still, Julie Mehretu, Julian Schnabel and Neal Benezra. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 2 ratings.