Genre: Documentary
Rating: PG13
Run Time: 82 minutes
Documentary film maker Amir Bar-Lev explores the life, work and family of Marla Olmstead, a prodigious abstract expressionist on par with Pollock, Kandinsky and the de Koonings. While Bar-Lev's original intention was to explore modern art - what is it, what makes it good, what makes it credible, what constraints or conventions do modern artists follow - the film brings up questions of ethics as well. For example, when a child is famous, where does a parent draw the line between supporting their child and exploiting them? Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival 2007.
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