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A Brief History of John Baldessari

Everything you need to know about the godfather of Conceptual Art... Narrated by Tom Waits.

  • USA
  • 2012, 6 min
  • Director: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
  • Director of photography: Magdalena Górka, He
  • Editor: Max Joseph
  • Screenplay: Gabriel Nussbaum
  • Cast: John Baldessari, Tom Waits
  • Producer: Mandy Yaeger
  • Production: Supermarché


Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman have been filmmaking partners since 2006 and founded the New York City production company Supermarché. Their first feature documentary, Catfish, was the most talked about film of the 2010 Sundance. Their first narrative feature, Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) and following Paranormal Activity 4 (2012), was released by Paramount Pictures. They have also made Emmy Award winning commercials for some ofthe world's most influential companies and institutions. Their most recent short film is A Brief History of John Baldessari, narrated by Tom Waits.