Sam Messer | Denis the Pirate @WadsworthAtheneum
Sam Messer | Denis the Pirate @WadsworthAtheneum
Uploaded July 2020 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
Artist Sam Messer recounts making his film "Denis the Pirate", which premiered at the Wadsworth in 2017 as an installation in the museum’s celebrated MATRIX series. In this clip, the film's narrator, actor Liev Schreiber, describes his initial reluctance to narrate "Denis the Pirate". Edited by Eleanor Gaver.
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Sam Messer | Denis the Pirate

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