Nam June Paik: Moon Is the Oldest TV (2023)
Released 2023-12-06 · 110 min · Documentary
The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today's world.
Directed by
Cinematography
Editing
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto (사카모토 류이치)
Produced by
Amanda Kim, Oh Hee-jung (오희정), Mariko Munro
Cast
- Steven Yeun (스티븐 연) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Nam June Paik (백남준) as Self (archive footage)
- David Bowie as Self (archive footage)
- Yoko Ono as Self (archive footage)
- Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage)
- Ryuichi Sakamoto (사카모토 류이치) as Self (archive footage)
- Jonas Mekas as Self (archive footage)
- Allen Ginsberg as Self (archive footage)
- John Cage as Self (archive footage)
- Joseph Beuys as Self (archive footage)
- Merce Cunningham as Self (archive footage)
- George Maciunas as Self (archive footage)
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