directed by: Laura Poitras, year: 2022
actors: Nan Goldin

"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" is a 2022 documentary by Laura Poitras that follows photographer Nan Goldin as she channels her intimate art and public activism to confront the Sackler family and their role in the opioid crisis. The film interweaves Goldin's personal archives with new interviews, protest footage, and archival material, tracing how her work becomes a potent political tool against institutions that celebrate philanthropy while enabling harm. It explores memory, trauma, legacy, and the power of art to ignite social accountability.

Non Fiction, Documentary, Biographical, Activism, Arts & Culture