David Hockney Movies

  • 1977
    Fire in the Water

    Fire in the Water

    Fire in the Water

    3.71977HD

    A man decides to edit a documentary on the 1960's at a remote cabin in the Scottish Highlands.

    Fire in the Water
  • 2001
    David Hockney: Secret Knowledge

    David Hockney: Secret Knowledge

    David Hockney: Secret Knowledge

    7.22001HD

    Artist David Hockney discusses his theory that artists were secretly using optical devices such as mirrors and lenses in creating their work as early...

    David Hockney: Secret Knowledge
  • 2018
    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar

    02018HD

    David Hockney undertakes a commission to design and install a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to commemorate the sixty-fifth year of Queen...

    Hockney, The Queen and the Royal Peculiar
  • 1972
    Portrait of David Hockney

    Portrait of David Hockney

    Portrait of David Hockney

    01972HD

    Filmed at the time Hockney was painting Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy, Portrait of David Hockney is made up of a limited number of shots, observing the...

    Portrait of David Hockney
  • 2023
    David Hockney: 50 Years on Film

    David Hockney: 50 Years on Film

    David Hockney: 50 Years on Film

    02023HD

    Using over 50 years of archive footage, this film looks back at the life and career of David Hockney.

    David Hockney: 50 Years on Film
  • 2025
    David Hockney: A Life in Art

    David Hockney: A Life in Art

    David Hockney: A Life in Art

    02025HD

    David Hockney is one of the world's most successful and influential artists of our time. At 11, he wanted to be an artist. At 87, he's still creating...

    David Hockney: A Life in Art
  • 1971
    Beaton by Bailey

    Beaton by Bailey

    Beaton by Bailey

    01971HD

    Whimsical portrait of photographer and designer Cecil Beaton during a photo session with David Bailey.

    Beaton by Bailey
  • 2016
    Portraits

    Portraits

    Portraits

    02016HD

    The 16-minute colour film observes Hockney smoking five cigarettes and thinking about painting in his Los Angeles studio, surrounded by a series of...

    Portraits
  • 1978
    Seeing Through Drawing

    Seeing Through Drawing

    Seeing Through Drawing

    01978HD

    At the time the longest arts documentary the BBC had ever shown, this film is about the fascination and meaning of drawing; why we draw, what we...

    Seeing Through Drawing
  • 1970
    Genius

    Genius

    Genius

    71970HD

    Based upon the theme of Faust, with the characters portrayed serving as representatives of the crises of their time. A triple portrait of three...

    Genius