The Gallerist
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A gallerist, driven by desperation, hatches a scheme to sell a dead guy at Art Basel Miami.
This cleverly incisive satire of the contemporary art world follows gallery owner Polina Polinski as she navigates the ruthless machine of art commerce while preparing for her Art Basel Miami reveal, with standout performances from Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega, Sterling K. Brown, Zach Galifianakis, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Charli XCX.
The Mill created 136 VFX shots for the film, under the VFX supervision of Nikolas D’Andrade and VFX produced by Cyprien Andronikof, helping bring the film’s vibrant and intricate world to life.
The Gallerist, directed by Cathy Yan and produced by MRC and MountainA, celebrated its world premiere at Sundance. The film had its world premiere on January 24 at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, Utah, as part of Sundance’s Premieres lineup, where it was presented to audiences and celebrated as part of this year’s festival selection.
In Theaters December 4.
Set against the glittering excess of Art Basel Miami, The Gallerist follows an ambitious gallery owner (Portman) clinging to the edge of elite society and desperate to prove herself on the heels of a nasty separation, facing mounting financial hardship. What begins as an impromptu act of survival—when she conspires to pass off an accidental corpse as the centerpiece of her debut show—spirals into a sly game of deception, spectacle, and ticking-clock chaos as influencers and police converge. Will she end up famous, a felon, or both?