July 2025 Art Film Streaming Guide: Hockney, Stötzer, and More
A curated selection of nine art films available for streaming in July 2025 includes documentaries on David Hockney, Gabriele Stötzer, and the American Revolution, as well as Derek Jarman's 'Caravaggio' and Gala Hernández López's 'The Mechanics of Fluids'. The list features works accessible via Arte-Mediathek, Amazon Prime, Mubi, YouTube, and other platforms. Highlights include an Arte documentary on Hockney (available until September 11), Pamela Meyer-Arndt's 'Rebellinnen – Fotografie. Underground. DDR' on Amazon Prime, and Ken Burns' six-part series 'Die amerikanische Revolution' on Arte-Mediathek (until February 21, 2027). Sung Tieu's early role in 'Türkisch für Anfänger' is noted, alongside Jarman's queer biopic 'Caravaggio' on Mubi. Gallery Weekend Berlin talks are available online, and the Louisiana Channel features 'Becoming Paul McCarthy'. The list also includes a video of Francis Bacon in conversation with David Sylvester on YouTube.
Key facts
- David Hockney died on June 11 at age 88 in London.
- Arte documentary 'David Hockney, der Maler des Pop' available until September 11.
- Gabriele Stötzer retrospective 'Dabei sein und nicht schweigen' at Gropius Bau Berlin.
- Pamela Meyer-Arndt's 'Rebellinnen – Fotografie. Underground. DDR' on Amazon Prime.
- Ken Burns' 'Die amerikanische Revolution' on Arte-Mediathek until February 21, 2027.
- Sung Tieu played Ching in 'Türkisch für Anfänger' (2006).
- Derek Jarman's 'Caravaggio' (1986) on Mubi, starring Tilda Swinton.
- Gallery Weekend Berlin talks online with Pae White, Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili, Göksu Kunak, and Marion Ackermann.
- Bacon-Picasso exhibition 'What It Feels Like to Be Human' opens in September at Albertina Vienna.
- Paul McCarthy miniseries 'Becoming Paul McCarthy' on Louisiana Channel.
- Gala Hernández López's 'The Mechanics of Fluids' (2022) on Mubi.
Entities
Artists
- David Hockney
- Gabriele Stötzer
- Tina Bara
- Cornelia Schleime
- Sung Tieu
- Caravaggio
- Derek Jarman
- Tilda Swinton
- Francis Bacon
- Pablo Picasso
- David Sylvester
- Paul McCarthy
- Gala Hernández López
- Pae White
- Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili
- Göksu Kunak
- Marion Ackermann
- Jens Hinrichsen
- Alicja Schindler
- Bruno Wollheim
- Pamela Meyer-Arndt
- Ken Burns
Institutions
- Monopol
- Arte
- Gropius Bau
- Amazon Prime
- ARD
- Mubi
- Gallery Weekend Berlin
- Neue Nationalgalerie
- Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Albertina
- Louisiana Channel
- YouTube
Locations
- London
- England
- Kalifornien
- Berlin
- Deutschland
- Ost-Berlin
- Dresden
- Erfurt
- DDR
- Venedig
- Porto Ercole
- Rom
- Großbritannien
- Wien
- Österreich
- Los Angeles
- Spanien
- Yorktown
- Amerika