White Balls on Walls

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White Balls on Walls

2023

1h 30m

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Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art wants to become more diverse and inclusive. But how to go about that? An honest look behind the scenes into the sometimes-fraught process taking place in many public institutions.

Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

06/02/2023

Kudos to the Stedelijk for opening itself up to such firsthand scrutiny and to Vos for spotlighting such a vastly relevant topic in a way that’s both insightful and entertaining.

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

05/25/2023

With access to behind-the-scenes processes, the documentary can be instructive about the work of changing legacy institutions, but also wincingly cautionary...

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Clayton Dillard

Slant Magazine

05/21/2023

3.5/4

Sarah Vos creates a nearly mockumentary effect that neither fully lampoons nor endorses contemporary standards for the art world’s political correctness but lands at a decidedly more ambivalent point.

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

08/04/2023

73/100

What director Sarah Vos is perceptively spotlighting here is the intense discomfort and self-consciousness of the museum’s white staff when confronted with these historic issues — when, in a sense, the mirror is “turned around” on them.

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Miyako Pleines

Spectrum Culture

06/01/2023

One place where it’s easy to physically see whiteness dominating a space is within art museums, and director Vos’ documentary White Balls on Walls captures one museum’s process of trying to achieve inclusivity in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sarah Gopaul

Digital Journal

05/12/2023

This is a surprisingly candid portrayal of an organization striving to be better and recognizing that embracing their discomfort is the only way to move forward.

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Sarah Vos

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Elize Kerseboom

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Frank van den Engel

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Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum of Modern Art wants to become more diverse and inclusive. But how to go about that? An honest look behind the scenes into the sometimes-fraught process taking place in many public institutions.

Director: Sarah Vos
Producer: Elize Kerseboom, Frank van den Engel
Screenwriter: Sarah Vos, Sarah Vos
Distributor: Icarus Films
Production Co: Zeppers Film & TV
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Dutch
Release Date (Theaters): May 26, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 25, 2023
Runtime: 1h 30m