Robert Wilson & the CIVIL warS

Howard Brookner’s rarely seen second documentary captures Robert Wilson’s visionary quest to unify six international theatre productions into a monumental global opera for the 1984 Olympic Arts Festival in Los Angeles. The film immerses us in Wilson’s creative universe and the result is an incandescent portrait of artistic genius, revealing Bob’s ambitious vision and the delicate realities behind creative dreams. After Brookner’s untimely death from AIDS in 1989, his films almost disappeared entirely. This restored documentary is a testament to Wilson’s artistic vision and monumental dreams.