In this brand new series of documentary showings, curated by filmmaker and Artist in Residence Kristina Daurova, we look at stories of extraordinary people and discover how the everyday may be very special at the same time.

Bloody Daughter is a documentary film by Stéphanie Argerich (2012, Switzerland / France, 1h 40min).

The parents through the daughter’s eyes – a family portrait blending intimate conversations, agreements and disagreements, and shredded ties of sounds and blood. This loving portrayal of two musical giants by Martha Argerich and Stephen Kovacevich’s daughter Stéphanie was filmed over two decades and around the world: Warsaw, where Martha wins the Chopin competition’s first prize; Japan, which hosts a unique Argerich festival; London, where Stephen lives, works and intensely enjoys Indian food; Belgium, where we see Martha in a house filled with pianos and cats; Argentina, which she left age twelve to study in Vienna, but still conceals valuable family treasures; Switzerland, where Stéphanie and her sister Lyda are currently living. Made up of documentary sequences focusing on the two characters of Martha and Stephen in their everyday lives, in rehearsal and in performance, the film is largely given over to delicious anecdote and a few scenes in which the family is reunited.

Watch the trailer here.

About WOW.doc

Our lives are often stranger than any scriptwriter can fathom. Different characters live right next door, and each is a potential protagonist of a movie. WOW.doc is a documentary project by Artist in Residence Kristina Daurova, in which every month we watch and discuss film about simple and magic life around us. Hosted by WOW Amsterdam, the creative hotspot that houses fifty strange characters from the Amsterdam art academies.

This event is in the Green Gallery, WOW Amsterdam. Go to Facebook and let us know you’re coming.

We thank EuroArts for making this film available. Cover photo by Luc Peter.