The exclusive documentary produced by YOOX Group and directed by New
York filmmaker Alison Chernick. The film, selected for the 2015 edition
of the Tribeca Film Festival reveals the true face of the enigmatic
Belgian designer who appears here as never before. Featuring some of the
most distinguished names in the fashion industry, such as fashion
journalist Suzy Menkes, designers Jean Paul Gaultier and Raf Simons and
fashion retail entrepreneur Geert Bruloot – who was the first to
discover the enormous talent of Martin Margiela.
Alison Chernick
is a director, producer and television writer from New York, who became
famous for her shorts in which she portrayed some of the most important
personalities of contemporary art including Jeff Koons and Matthew
Barney.
Throughout her career, she has won numerous international
prizes for her directing and screenwriting while her productions have
been shown in the most prestigious museums in the world including the
five Guggenheims, the Smithsonian, SFMOMA and The Walker. She also
created the video that accompanied the Roy Lichtenstein exhibit at the
Tate Modern in 2012.
In 2005, she founded her own production company
called “Voyeur Films”, creating documentaries and films dedicated to
fashion, art, food and music.
