Enjoy the official trailer for the uniquely wonderful and illuminating documentary on the life and work of self-taught artist Nellie Mae Rowe.
Category Archives: film
WATCH: The Paradox of Norval Morrisseau (1974)
Directed by Duke Redbird, this documentary short follows Copper Thunderbird as he works among the lakes and woodlands of his ancestors.
On This Indigenous People’s Day, Watch The Teachings of Grand Shaman Norval Morrisseau
On this Indigenous People’s Day, hear from one of the greatest self-taught artists Copper Thunderbird, also known as Norval Morrisseau.
WATCH: Possum Trot: The Life and Work of Calvin Black
Born in 1903 in Tennesse, Calvin Black received little to no formal education. He grew up taking care of his brothers and sisters, eventually teaching himself how to read and write and making a living working for carnivals and circuses. Calvin’s artistic genius came alive after meeting his wife Ruby and moving to a ghost town in the Mojave Desert in 1953. Making a living selling rocks to tourists and creating nearly one hundred life-size dolls out of found wood (primarily collected after cars would crash into telephone poles) where an art environment like no other came alive.
WATCH: Clementine Hunter Interview from 1981 at Melrose Plantation
Watch a Louisiana Public Broadcast interview with Clementine Hunter at her home in 1981 at Melrose Plantation in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.
WATCH: ‘William Hawkins: Making Itself’ this Film Friday
In 1982, Roger Ricco visited and filmed the painting studio of William Hawkins. in Columbus, Ohio. Watch his unique process and approach to his self-taught masterpieces.
WATCH: ‘GRANDMA’S BOTTLE VILLAGE: The Art of Tressa Prisbrey’ this Film Friday
“Anyone can do something with a million dollars. Look at Disney. But it takes more than money to make something out of nothing, and look at the fun I have doing it.”
WATCH: ‘Folk Art Found Me’, a Documentary About Folk Artists from Nova Scotia this Film Friday
Enjoy this award winning documentary short about about the folk artists of Nova Scotia, a look at some of the most joyous and authentic self-taught artists in the world.
WATCH: ‘The Gospel According to Ralphael’ this Film Friday
Enjoy a documentary about Ralphael Plescia who spent decades interpreting scripture through art in his self-described ‘Christian School’ in Salt Lake City, Utah.
WATCH: ‘What’s Under Your Hat?’, a Documentary About Judith Scott this Film Friday
Enjoy a documentary about Judith Scott, an internationally renowned outsider artist, who was born with Down’s Syndrome and diagnosed as “severly mentally retarded” at the age of seven.