Find out where the craft is streaming, if the craft is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Art and craft, a feature documentary home facebook. If youre interested in art youll enjoy this documentary. Official selection of the 2014 tribeca film festival and international documentary film festival amsterdam. Art and craft movie clip forgeries 2014 documentary hd in theaters september 19th, 2014. Though the site is mostly focused on short films, the. Download the discussion guide for the art and craft and use it for facilitating conversation about this film at home, in the classroom or at community screenings. Landis, the cadaverous, softspoken art forger profiled in the documentary art and craft, is not a fictional character, except perhaps in his own mind.
The coverage, material wise, goes from the printmaking artists from chicago demonstrating various printing techniques and skills. Art and craft starts out as a catandmouse art caper, rooted in questions of authorship and authenticity but what emerges is an intimate story of obsession and the universal need for community. Watch the trailer for art and craft which follows mark landis, one of the most prolific art forgers in us history. I really wish the film art and craft had been made a few years ago before i retired from teaching. This fascinating documentary focuses on mark landis, one of the most prolific art forgers in u. Art and craft, about a donor of faked paintings the.
A catandmouse caper told with humor and compassion, art and craft uncovers the universal in one mans search for connection and respect. Today he is known as a kitchen supernova, but in telling his own. Art and craft follows mark landis, one of the most prolific art forgers in us history, as he is exposed and must confront the legacy of his 30year career. Named a top 5 documentary by the national board of.
Where to stream indie, arthouse, and classic films right. Mark landis is one of the most prolific art forgers of the modern era and he isnt in it for the money. Art and craft critics consensus the spotlight it shines on an apparently troubled mind may strike some viewers as exploitative, but art and craft remains a thoroughly gripping glimpse into the. It takes, as a case study, the documentary art and craft dirs. The art and craft discussion guide includes a profile of mark landis and information on art forgery and fraud. A funny, fascinating, toogoodtobetrue documentary about mark landis, one of the worlds most prolific art forgers, who for. Stephen holden, the new york times in the tradition of crumb and the early films of errol morris. When one of the most prolific art forgers in us history is finally exposed, he must confront the legacy of his 30year con. Browse the arts documentaries category for available tv programmes to watch on bbc iplayer. Art and craft movie clip forgeries 2014 documentary hd. Art and craft this quizzical forgery docu pretends to be on con artists trail, when its actually on his side the whole time. Peter debruge, variety tells a toogoodtobetrue story with humor and empathy. Directed by sam cullman, jennifer grausman, mark becker. Landis, lester sullivan, irwin lakov, matthew leininger.
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