Inspired by Lewis Hyde’s beloved classic The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World, Gift is a richly cinematic documentary exploring the relationship between art and the gift economy. In the Pacific Northwest, a young Indigenous artist undertakes the elaborate preparations for a potlatch; in Rome, a factory occupied by migrant families is transformed into a living museum; In the pirate utopia of Burning Man, a bumblebee art car distributes honey in the post-­apocalyptic desert landscape, and in New Zealand, internationally-renowned installation artist Lee Mingwei prepares a transformative musical performance. Across these disparate geographic and economic conditions, Gift captures the universal human impulses of creativity and generosity. A Matson Films release

In English and Italian with English subtitles