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Documentary Shows Douglas Gordon Berating Finlay Pretsell in Studio

8/18/2026

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The documentary shows Scottish video-maker Douglas Gordon in his Berlin warehouse studio using a blowtorch and other tools while berating director Finlay Pretsell.
The film references his works “24 Hour Psycho,” “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait,” his 1996 Turner Prize win, and his proposed title “Portrait of a Perilous Character.”
It ends with Gordon sobbing over his absent children in leopard-print leggings and saying his art aims to take risks, create interesting moments and preserve them for decades.

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The documentary shows Scottish video-maker Douglas Gordon in his Berlin warehouse studio using a blowtorch and other tools while berating director Finlay Pretsell.
The film references his works “24 Hour Psycho,” “Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait,” his 1996 Turner Prize win, and his proposed title “Portrait of a Perilous Character.”
It ends with Gordon sobbing over his absent children in leopard-print leggings and saying his art aims to take risks, create interesting moments and preserve them for decades.