Heart of a Dog is a 2015 documentary directed by visual artist and composer Laurie Anderson. It centers on Anderson’s remembrances of her late beloved piano-playing and finger-painting dog Lolabelle. A soundtrack album of the same name was released by Nonesuch Records on October 23, 2015.
Festival Selections
Official Selection, New York Film Festival 2015
Official Selection, Telluride Film Festival 2015
Official Selection, Venice Film Festival 2015
Official Selection, San Sebastian Film Festival 2015
Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival 2015
Selected Awards
Winner, Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Score – Cinema Eye Honors Awards, US 2016
Winner, Best Documentary – International Cinephile Society Awards 2016
Winner, Lina Mangiacapre Award – Venice Film Festival 2015
Nominated, Best Documentary – Village Voice Film Poll 2015
Nominated, Audience Award & Best Documentary – Gotham Awards 2015
Nominated, Best Documentary – Indiewire Critics’ Poll 2015