Thoth (film)
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Thoth is a documentary film by Sarah Kernochan
and Lynn Appelle about the life of New York
-based street performer S. K. Thoth
. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 2002.
Sarah Kernochan
Sarah Kernochan is a documentarian, film director, screenwriter and producer from the United States.After graduating in 1965 from Rosemary Hall , where she was a classmate of Glenn Close, and in 1968 from Sarah Lawrence College, she worked as a ghostwriter for The Village Voice for about a year...
and Lynn Appelle about the life of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
-based street performer S. K. Thoth
S. K. Thoth
S. K. Thoth is a New York-based "prayformance" artist known for his eclectic mix of violin, voice, and dance performance who was the subject of the Academy Award winning documentary Thoth. Thoth calls his work "prayformance", emphasizing a spiritual dimension. His motto from his website is "I heal...
. The film won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject in 2002.