Brillo Box (3 ¢ Off)

Brillo Box (3 ¢ off)
Directed by Lisanne Skyler
Produced by Sheila Nevins
Tristine Skyler
Judith Black
Lisa Heller
Kevin Black
Written by Lisanne Skyler
Production
company
Distributed by HBO
Release date
 18 June 2016
Running time
 40 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Brillo Box (3 ¢ off) is a 2016 documentary short film directed and written by Lisanne Skyler. It is produced by Sheila Nevins, Tristine Skyler and Judith Black under HBO Documentary Films. The film revolves around the Brillo Box soap pads, that was designed by pop art icon Andy Warhol and was sold for $3 million at Christie's auction having been refused by companies forty-year earlier.[1]

It was shortlisted with ten other short-film from 69 entries submitted to the 89th Academy Awards in Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject) category.[2]

Plot

Brillo Box (3¢ off) follows an Andy Warhol Brillo Box sculpture as it makes its way from a Skyler family's living room to a record-breaking Christie's auction, blending personal narrative with pop culture, and exploring how we navigate the ephemeral nature of art and value.

Accolades

References

  1. ↑ "A Movie Tells the $3 Million Tale of a Warhol Brillo Box". Wall Street Journel. October 26, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. ↑ "10 DOC Shorts on Oscars's 2016 Short list". Oscars.org. October 26, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
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