Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio
Jun 10, 2023 – Sep 17, 2023
Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio is a celebration and exploration of the inventiveness, passion and artistic cooperation that goes into making a cinematic vision come to life. Now streaming on Netflix, the movie Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio was ten years in the making and conceived for international audiences of all ages. The film highlights the importance of nonconformity and the love and understanding passed between parents and children—and above all, showcases the incredible passion that del Toro, co-director Mark Gustafson, and their team bring to the art of stop-motion animation. With voice talents from Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett, Ewan McGregor and a soundtrack by Nick Cave and Alexandre Desplat, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio has been given extraordinary critical praise, with many already deeming it a “masterpiece.” This exhibition is coming to Portland from The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, where it is on view through April 15, 2023.Showcasing the collaborative art, craft and storytelling of the film, Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio immerses audiences in its world, featuring iconic creatures, set pieces, stop-motion animation technology, and fantastical visual and sound elements. At more than 8,000 square feet, the exhibition will guide audiences through the creation and collective artistry of del Toro’s work. Featuring the inspirations and inventiveness of the artists that helped bring the story to life, Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio will celebrate how far imagination can push us into making our dreams a reality.
The Portland Art Museum’s presentation of Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio will expand on the richness of the local stop-motion animation community by giving visitors a look inside the artists’ process. The exhibition and programs will give special attention to the talent and creative collaboration of the local cinematic animation artists at ShadowMachine—a renowned stop-motion animation studio based here in Portland, Oregon, a city increasingly recognized as a creative hub of the artform.
In addition to the exhibition itself, PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow, the Museum’s film and new media arm, will enhance and deepen the experience of Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio with classes, programs, and a screening series celebrating the art of stop-motion animation. ShadowMachine co-founder Alex Bulkley was a 2021 honoree of PAM CUT’s Cinema Unbound Awards, which celebrate boundary-breaking multimedia storytellers working at the intersection of art and cinema.
Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio is organized by The Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition is organized by Ron Magliozzi, Curator, and Brittany Shaw, former Curatorial Assistant, with Kyla Gordon, Research Assistant, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art. The Portland Art Museum’s expanded presentation is curated by Amy Dotson, Curator of Film and New Media and Director of PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow.
Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinocchio is generously supported by presenting sponsors Grace Serbu and Ivan Gold, with additional support provided by. Ryan and Mary Finley, The Clark Foundation, Cooper DuBois, Ed Cauduro Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation, Netflix, Dan Wieden* and Priscilla Bernard Wieden, The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club – The Park Family, and Exhibition Series Sponsors.
Open Captions Screening
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Sensory Screening (less dim lighting, lower volume)
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Open Captions Screening
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Sensory Screening (less dim lighting, lower volume)
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
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with Amy Dotson, PAM CUT // Center for an Untold Tomorrow Director and Portland Art Museum Curator of Film & New Media
Celebrating his work as a filmmaker and multimedia artist, join us for a conversation between iconic filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and PAM CUT Director and Portland Art Museum Curator of Film & New Media, during which the two will discuss the artist’s process and vision around creating Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and his connection to the hundreds of artists here at Portland’s ShadowMachine who helped bring his cinematic vision to life.
The winner of three Academy Awards, Guillermo del Toro is among the most creative and visionary artists of his generation, whose distinctive style is showcased through his work as a filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, and author. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico, del Toro first gained worldwide recognition for the 1993 Mexican-American co-production Cronos, a supernatural horror film, which he directed from his own screenplay after beginning his career working as a special effects makeup artist. Del Toro went on to earn international acclaim with the Academy Award-winning films Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), The Shape of Water (2017), and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022).
In animation, del Toro executive produced the DreamWorks films Kung Fu Panda 2 and 3, Puss in Boots 1 and 2, and Rise of the Guardians, and produced The Book of Life. His DreamWorks/Netflix animated series Trollhunters has been both a critical and audience success. In addition to his movie projects, del Toro co-authored the New York Times bestselling vampire horror trilogy The Strain, which has also been turned into a hit series on FX Network. His next animated feature will be the stop motion project based on Nobel Prize–winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel The Buried Giant.
2001 • Rated R • 1h 48m • Spanish with English subtitles • Presented in 35mm
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
Spain, 1939. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War, the young Carlos arrives at the Santa Lucía orphanage, where he will make friends and enemies as he follows the quiet footsteps of a mysterious presence eager for revenge.
2022, Rated R • 1h 57m • Presented in 35mm
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community – The Reaper. A vampire so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves. Blade is asked by the Vampire Nation for his help in preventing a nightmare plague that would wipe out both humans and vampires.
2006 • Rated R • 1h 58m • Spanish with English subtitles • Presented in 35mm
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.
Rated PG • 1h 57m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
Closed Captions & Audio Description Available
Free with Museum Admission – Limited seating – tickets available day of at the box office.
A father’s wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child. However, the two of them have to struggle to find a place for themselves as Italy becomes embroiled in fascism.
2017 • Rated R • 2h 3m
Closed Captions Available
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
2004 • Rated PG-13 • 2h 2m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed “Hellboy”. Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien – a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman – a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.
Presenting
Grace Serbu and Ivan Gold
Lead
Ryan and Mary Finley
Exhibition Series Sponsors
Manitou Fund
Major
The Clark Foundation
Cooper DuBois
Zidell Family Foundation
Sponsors
Ed Cauduro Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation
Priscilla Bernard Wieden in memory of Dan Wieden
Supporters
The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club – The Park Family