Llyn Foulkes One Man Band (2013)
The most famous artist you've never heard of.
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 28M
Director : Tamar Halpern, Chris Quilty
Synopsis
This documentary follows painter and musician Lyn Foulkes from age 70 to 77 as he labors to complete two astonishing tableaux that demonstrate his outsider's perspective and eye for evocative imagery. As his reworking of one piece stretches into its second decade, we watch Foulkes' righteous contempt for the establishment erode, replaced by a yearning for the recognition he's due.
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