“Jade Doskow, Photographer of Lost Utopias,” a short documentary film directed by filmmaker Philip Shane, follows architectural landscape photographer Jade Doskow on her 10-year quest to capture the monumental World’s Fair echoes that remain worldwide. While Shane and Doskow take the viewer to many cities across the globe, including Paris, New York, Brussels, and Seattle, the film provides an insider’s look into an artist’s painstaking process of producing work.
“Jade Doskow, Photographer of Lost Utopias” takes the viewer on a journey through the mind of an artist struggling to navigate between the practical demands of her personal life and the hyper-idealistic relics of a future never fully realized. Both Doskow and Shane will speak at the event, which is free for Untapped New York Insiders (and get your first month free with code JOINUS).
Architectural works from past world’s fair expositions are aspirational visions. Most of these fantastical structures were meant to be temporary, but dozens of examples still remain. Doskow’s 10-year project, an equally fantastical perspective of these significant sites, is featured in this film and Q&A. At the event, get a sneak peek into the artistic process of a photographer: “Jade Doskow, Photographer of Lost Utopias” shows Doskow’s practice of setting up shoots, taking a handful of frames at each location, and spending weeks or months on the digital editing process.
The film features a successful female photographer who struggles to find a balance between being an artist and raising a family. The documentary short was selected for international festivals, such as the Nevada Women’s Film Festival, Malibu Film Festival, and LIIFE, and is screening in art institutions such as Asheville Art Museum and the ICP.
Photo courtesy of Jane Doskow.
Jade Doskow is a New York-based architectural and landscape photographer, known for her rigorously composed and eerily poetic images that examine the intersection of people, architecture, nature, and time. Doskow holds a BA from New York University and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts. Doskow’s photography has captured sites such as Philip Johnson’s New York State Pavilion and the Heliport, Seattle’s Universal Fountain, Montreal’s Habitat 67, Knoxville’s Sunsphere, and many other World’s Fair sites.
Photo courtesy of Jane Doskow.
Philip Shane is an award-winning documentary filmmaker with over 25 years of experience. He was co-director and editor of “Being Elmo” (Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival), and producer and editor of the two-hour feature documentary “Einstein” (2008, History Channel).
“Jade Doskow, Photographer of Lost Utopias” takes the viewer on a journey through the mind of an artist struggling to navigate between the practical demands of her personal life and the hyper-idealistic relics of a future never fully realized. The event is free for Untapped New York Insiders (and get your first month free with code JOINUS).
