Mapplethorpe Director's Cut

Robert Mapplethorpe was among the most consequential and controversial artists of the 20th Century This Director's Cut offers previously unseen footage, exploring his childhood love of photography and embattled relationship with his father and the Catholic church, as well as an originally composed score and all new soundtrack. The film tracks Robert's important love affair with Patti Smith and pivotal romance with powerhouse art collector, Sam Wagstaff. Through never-before-seen footage we see Mapplethorpe's development of a precise, erotically charged photographic style -- as well as his struggle to attain mainstream recognition up to picturing his untimely death from AIDS. MAPPLETHORPE DIRECTOR'S CUT, offers a nuanced portrait of an artist at the height of his craft, along with the self-destructive impulses that threatened to undermine it all.

Nominated for Best Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival.