Painter Movies

A young working class Baltimore man spends 10 years on a single portrait, believing it is his means to fame and fortune. But he also believes that...

This film explains what James Ensor (1860-1949) meant for the development of art and makes palpable where he got his inspiration from.

Artist Taylor Denise sets out to make her first painting, which also happens to be her largest work to-date. As she embarks on this creative process...

A documentary about Tintoretto.

Three different snapshots of family life are captured through the eyes of a painting, with the progression of technology getting in their way.

Pierre August Renoir's brilliant Le Moulin de la Gallette created immense controversy in its day. Famous for his use of hot reds, orange and gold to...

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak is on the quest to explain exactly what the Sistine Chapel's ceiling is actually trying to tell us.

The Writer follows a young kid who sneaks out at night to paint graffiti—a quiet, visual story about expression, rebellion, and finding voice...

It is a 1987 independent animated film about a painter struggling to reconcile the vision in his head to the reality on his canvas.

Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) is both a cultural icon and a lasting source of artistic inspiration. His famous female figures,...

An exploration of the painting process of the enigmatic Saint Lucian artist, Luigi St. Omer.

While a socially anxious college student is having a hard time finding inspiration for his thesis painting, he meets a stranger in a casual encounter...

An art student faces an art block while deadlines are getting closer. Through her frustration, she's going to dive into the psychological issues that...

An artist looks back on his younger years at the Chongqing Art Academy in the turbulent 1990s. The selection and demands used to be killing. He was...

Documentary about the Dutch painter Caspar van Wittel.

This documentary tells the story of the life, career and influence of the surrealist painter Salvador Dali and the stunning works of his...

Daniel is a street painter. He just paints straight lines on the streets. Dotted, solid, white or yellow. Until Ruby, a strange wanderer enters his...