The Guy Who Killed Paris Hilton
Is art important or even relevant in the twenty first century?
Filmed and recorded over two days in a working artist studio The Guy Who Killed Paris Hilton is both an art film and a film about art. It is an event and is neither documentary nor reality but a mixture of both.
We invited a mixture of artists, musicians and performers to the studio to explore the definitions of art and its processes in an environment where artworks were being created. Without narrative and reliant on a mixture of observation and performance the film was made by three directors and three cinematographers.
The result is a rich conversation that wrestles with defining art, narrowing the search but never quite reaching a single destination, providing answers that evoke more questions and leaving the viewer to create their own opinions and discussions.
Born from a desire to make an anarchistic art film, reminiscent of a 70s happening The Guy Who Killed Paris Hilton is an unusual film with a significant influence on the film being the collaboration between the three directors and the conversations and conflicts that emerged during the film-making process.