Movies and TvShows featuring "outsider-art" theme.
Gavin built a giant volcano sculpture that's now in his dad's shed. Gavin seeks his dad's understanding but he's uninterested in modern art and refuses to participate in the documentary.
Junebug follows a newlywed couple, George and Madeleine, as they visit George's family in North Carolina. As Madeleine navigates the complexities of her dysfunctional in-laws and the small-town dynamics, she finds herself drawn to an outsider artist named David. The film explores themes of love, family, and the struggles of communication in relationships.
After being fired, a retiree embarks on a motorcycle journey to collect his pension. Along the way, he encounters strange characters and reminisces about his past traumatic experiences.
Hidden Away is a biographical drama film that tells the story of a painter's life. Set in Switzerland during World War Two, the film explores the themes of poverty, mental illness, and isolation that the artist battles with. The story is told in an in-medias-res style, showcasing the struggles and triumphs of the protagonist. Hidden Away delves into the world of outsider art and captures the journey of an artist in Northern Italy.
Lily Sometimes is a movie about a country girl who lies down in the middle of a road in protest against her sister's marriage. After her sister's death, she struggles with her own demons including bulimia and aneurysm while dealing with her sister's simpleton husband and an animal that she becomes attached to. Based on a novel, the movie takes place in the countryside and explores themes of loss, conflict with in-laws, adultery, and outsider art.
A strange story from Somerset, England about a filmmaking farmer and the inspiring legacy of his long-lost home movies.
After being kicked out of his group home onto the grim summer streets, Fantasy A, a real-life autistic rapper, embarks on a quest for fame and a comfortable mattress. Set in Seattle, this ensemble comedy follows his odyssey to overcome obstacles and find success.
Ragged Heart is a gripping drama set in rural Georgia that explores the tragic journey of a musician haunted by the loss of his daughter. With a backdrop of hauntingly beautiful music and the exploration of outsider art, the film delves into the depths of grief, family bonds, and the struggle to find redemption.
“Phantom Requiem" unfolds in the desolate expanse of an abandoned factory, where shadows and silence are the only remnants of a once-thrumming industrial heartbeat. In this spectral setting, a coterie of puppets emerges—ethereal figures, each step and gesture echoing the dissonant unraveling of a viewer ensnared in a psychotic fugue. Rendered in austere black-and-white, this stop-motion film marries the macabre grace of desolation with the intimate terror of mental dissolution, crafting a visual poem that is both stark and sublime
People battling to the death in a seemingly endless wasteland searching for the Embodiment of Angst.
Based on a dream I had some weeks (or months) ago where I was back in 1973 directing a film. but couldn't figure out what we were doing.
The film takes place in Kiev during the day. Daniel Pritulyak is serving foreigners as guide, who invents a route for the Americans on the life of an obscure but talented poet Danila Pritulyak.
Magical Universe is a captivating documentary that explores the enchanting world of outsider art. The film delves into the life and work of an artist who creates captivating and unique pieces of art while living in solitude. Through interviews and footage, viewers get a glimpse into the artist's life and the impact his art has on the world.
Marc with a C is the stage name of Orlando indie/DIY singer-songwriter Marc Sirdoreus and was formally a persona enacted on stage for over 20 years. This documentary covers their career using only filmed stage performances, interviews, and other video and audio releases published online by Marc or their audience. Made from a myriad of videos with view counts ranging from 15 to 30k, it chronicles their attempts to use music and lyrics to connect to and understand others, as well as their relationship to attention and performance as social media swallows up small artists to turn art into content.
Tells the story of five Outsider musicians/artist- who never achieved the fame or fortune they craved, but never gave up trying.
An animated episode film made up of a series of 15-minute stories, each set in a different European country, and in each of which the mother, both parents or the child meet a tragic end.
This documentary examines the life and art of Lonnie Holley, a self-taught African-American artist based in Birmingham, Alabama. It follows Holley as he builds a sculptural environment out of discarded materials and found objects in the Birmingham Museum of Art’s sculpture garden. His art is by turns profound, playful, and deeply moving. As the garden grows piece by piece, Holley is revealed as a man who has overcome a tortured past. Growing up poor and black in the 20th century American South, Holley worked to overcome prejudice and deprivation by using art to explore his life and ideas. The camera captures the artist’s process and reflections as he gathers materials, creates pieces, interacts with others, and relives the joys and sorrows that forged his unique and genuine artwork.
Tennessee outsider artist Billy Tripp has constructed a massive steel sculpture for the past 33 years, and is finally setting his sights on retirement. Former Brownsville native Randall Kendrick examines Tripp’s life and work as he builds one of the final pieces of his ever expanding sculpture, The Mindfield.
A film documenting the soulful art, environments, and voices of self-taught artists on the back roads of the American South.