Summaries

Through an unconventional sequence of events, artist Robert Townsend discovers his kodachrome muse and embarks on an ambitious and emotional project that will take more than a decade to complete.

For more than twenty years, artist Robert Townsend has given new life to the Americana landscapes. From matchbooks and candy wrappers, to buildings and characters, he returns the viewer to another place and time. And now, he has discovered a new muse: Helen. When each image takes months to paint, what could be so powerful about this one woman that inspires Robert to spend the next ten years of his life devoted to painting just her? The art is given new life as Robert dives deeper into Helen's... visiting places she's been and meeting people from her life. We discover why he and now we identify with and become charmed by this woman. Helen is our aunt, our neighbor, the woman at the grocery store, and we reveal that the precious lives that we each lead should be cherished as Robert does, with this woman he's only beginning to know. From finding the first slide to gallery exhibitions, we explore the painter's process and the impact of this one woman in so many lives.

Details

Keywords
  • slides
  • photographic slide
Genres
  • Biography
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 31, 2018
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official Site
Language English

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Tech specs

Runtime 44m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

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