Painting Movies

A kid's artistic expression turns to obsession as the paint blisters on a canvas.

A documentary about surrealist artist Salvador Dali, narrated by Orson Welles.

Vidor and Wyeth discuss the influence of The Big Parade on Wyeth and the use of metaphors in art

“This film is a reading and critical analysis of Michelangelo’s artistic language compiled with the visual language of cinema.”

To mark the artist Fernando Botero's 75th birthday, Peter Schamoni made a documentary film about his moving life. Fernando Botero is immediately...

AGNI, a visual artist in the twilight of his life, is rushing to complete his monumental work. Caught up in a frantic creative routine despite his...

A discovery of the pictorial art that Ndebele women traditionally practice in South Africa: painting the walls of their houses.

Tyler, a young gay man who is HIV positive, must deal with the demons of his past when he is confronted by a mysterious woman.

Oscar-nominated director Fridrik Thor Fridriksson and co-director Bergur Bernburg helm this lovely documentary portrait of influential Icelandic...

Portrait of a Knight is a musical romance about the way in which historic ideals inform contemporary urban life. Rachel is a young archivist living...

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...

Arthur Egeli directs this multifaceted romance set on the beaches of Cape Cod, the story of young painter Steven Buchanan (Pablo Bryant) and his...

Adapted from local author Orla Loughlin's short story of the same name, Portraits of Sari depicts the journey of Steven McNarma encountering the...

Vincent Castiglia paints in human blood.

In 1930s rural England, a young housemaid, Alice, becomes entangled in suspicion and power games when her employer, Beatrice, uncovers a hidden...

A portrait of the artist as a "sublime demon with the archangel's face", with an innovative musique concrète soundtrack.

The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition...