“ULTRASUEDE: IN SEARCH OF HALSTON” TO
HAVE LOS ANGELES PREMIERE AT LACMA
Los Angeles, CA – May 10, 2010 –ULTRASUEDE: IN SEARCH OF
HALSTON, a new
documentary by Whitney Sudler-Smith that
takes viewers on a fabulous, fun-and-fact-filled journey through the
life and
times of the country’s first celebrity designer, will have its Los
Angeles
Premiere on
Wednesday,
May 12th at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
No
one represents the 70’s quite like
legendary designer Halston, and Sudler-Smith’s film, two years in the
making,
combines a prodigious amount of archival footage, (meticulously
researched and
sourced from every possible outlet), and stunning still photographs
brought to
thrilling life with imaginative 3D effects. Most importantly, there is a
fabulous array of interviews with various cohorts, commentators,
witnesses, and
survivors of Halston’s empire: Andre Leon Talley of Vogue, his best
friend,
Liza Minnelli; two of his leading models, Anjelica Huston and Pat
Cleveland; fellow designers Diane von Furstenberg, Stephen Burrows,
Naeem
Khan, and Ralph Rucci; musicians Billy Joel and Nile Rogers (both of
whom used
“Halston” as a lyric in hit songs); journalists Bob Colacello and Glenn
O’Brien
(of Andy Warhol’s Interview), Jim Moore of GQ, Cathy Horyn of the New
York
Times, and Amy Fine Collins of Vanity Fair, among others.
ULTRASUEDE:
IN SEARCH OF HALSTON is
produced by Adam Bardach, Anne Goursaud and Nicholas Simon; written by Anne Goursaud, and executive
produced by Mark Urman and Shawn Simon.
presented as a special event in conjunction with LACMA’s Costume Council
and
with the support of Dame Elizabeth Taylor, Elizabeth and David Netto,
Katherine
Ross, Cameron Silver, Angelique
Soave, and Alexandra Von Furstenberg. The film will be followed
immediately by
a reception.
