In the storied city of Bethlehem, Banksy finds that his hotel and the city’s people need a festive upgrade. Torn between the tension of Israel and Palestine, Christmas itself seems to be at war. Even the artist’s Walled Off hotel finds no peace. With an Israeli watchtower monitoring the nearby occupied territories, his hotel gives its tenants no break from their reality.

To provide relief and bring light to the situation, Banksy calls upon Danny Boyle. Flying across the world to Bethlehem, the Hollywood director is given the charge to build a nativity play. With the stakes set high, Christmas must be saved in the little town of Bethlehem.

The film focuses on landscape art and artists’ careful arrangements of the natural world. To rekindle the connection between human existence and the earth, Dr. James Fox explores six unique British landscapes. With each spot a thoughtful discussion of the artist’s perspective is given, as well as a deep reverence for the feelings evoked.

One artist piece explored is David Nash’s Ash Dome, hidden away in a secure location near Snowdonia. In it, a living sculpture, planted in 1977 is unveiled. A circle, forty years in the making, is shown to made of twenty-two ash trees. Overhead, a dome of leaves and branches serve as a shade from the sun. Also included are stone sculpture from Andy Goldsworthy and sky spaces from James Turrell.

Through this exploration of history, Dr Clay makes the case that cave paintings are an early form of graffiti, that graffiti is a form of expression for people who have no other ways to express themselves, and that there is an important difference between vandalism and street art.

Sooke meets notorious American art thief Myles Connor, who was once suspected by the FBI of being involved in the 1990 Gardner Museum $500 million heist. However, he had an indisputable alibi: he was in a Chicago jail when the heist occurred. Nonetheless, Connor claims to possess inside knowledge of the heist and Sooke is interested in hearing about it.

Also discussed are the Mafia, who are believed to have stolen 1.5 million pieces of artwork in Italy over the course of 40 years, and the Ghent Altarpiece, which holds the status as being the most frequently stolen artwork of all time.

– 1. Van Gogh: The Starry Night
– 2. Manet: In the Conservatory
– 3. Botticelli: The Birth of Venus
– 4. Vigée Le Brun: Marie Antoinette and her Children
– 5. Rembrandt: The Prodigal Son
– 6. Holbein: The Ambassadors
– 7. Bellini: St. Francis in the Desert
– 8. Carpaccio: Young Knight in a Landscape
– 9. Holbein: The Merchant Georg Gisze
– 10. Bruegel: The Harvesters

The Barnes Collection follows Albert C. Barnes in his rise from everyday working man to renowned art collector and controversial figure. The film also follows the efforts of art historians, designers, and construction experts as they work to create a place where the Barnes collection can be displayed to the public.

As The Barnes Collection traces both sides of the eponymous collection’s history and status, it provides a glimpse into the exclusive world of collection and the art lovers who work to bring each piece to the public in direct opposition to Barnes’s last will.

The film explores Bob Ross’s childhood and includes interviews with family and close friends. They reminisce about his gentle personality, enthusiasm for art, and passion for nature. The film also discloses little known fun facts about him, such as his love for fast cars and the fact that his iconic curly hair was actually naturally straight.

From an unknown artist to the man who held the world captivated with his happy little trees, Bob Ross’ life was an inspirational journey captured in this documentary.

Paintings accumulate value as though by miracle. A low-cost scrap of canvas, which serves no practical purpose, can become extremely expensive with the wave of a brush. But how, precisely, is it-done? And what is it about art that captivates the ultra-rich? Art critic Alastair Sooke investigates the most expensive paintings to ever sell at auctions, uncovering the stories behind their astronomical prices.

Over 140 artists from around the globe assembled to provide live music, audio-visuals, performances, art installations and presentations, experimental gastronomy, and video screenings. Young, ambitious, and motivated, these artists discuss their work and thoughts in an inspiring film that pays tribute to their creativity.

The film was broadcast before Ai Weiwei’s eleven-week detainment in 2011 by Chinese authorities and his subsequent release following a large international outcry.