Painter Movies

Longline: A struggling artist has 24 hours to sell her painting and pay off a ruthless debt collector.

Filmed 2 years before his death, this documentary portrays New Brunswick folk artist Joseph Sleep (1913-1978) in his later life. He was born at sea...

It is a 1987 independent animated film about a painter struggling to reconcile the vision in his head to the reality on his canvas.

A cinematic approach to the reclusive painter Joe Hackbarth, who became known as a jazz musician in the 1950s.

Known for his vibrant reinterpretations of classical portraits featuring African-American men, New York-based painter Kehinde Wiley has turned the...

Vincent Van Gogh's life was a masterpiece painted with the dueling colors of madness versus genius. However, this inner battle gave birth to some of...

With his vivid oil paintings, Albert Anker captured Swiss folk life like no other. Together with musician Endo Anaconda we discover the...

Can Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late?

Looking for Lowry is an entertaining documentary film about the life and work of the much loved British artist L.S. Lowry (1887 – 1976). This...

“Pat Pasloff is a strong artist within a strong tradition…She has transcended some of the angst of Abstract Expressionism, without...

A story about a father with mental problems and his 13-year-old daughter who live in a cabin in the woods. He is obsessed with completing his...

A short documentary about Patrick Noze, his art and journey as a migrant in America.

The film approaches the work of the Greek artist Nikos Koniaris. The particular way in which the painter depicts human suffering is presented through...

We follow a painter, a successful artist living alone and isolated. Driven only by his work, he finds himself lost when he’s forced to deal...

This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed...