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ART BASTARD

Synopsis
What is art and how does it relate to society? Is its value determined by its popularity or originality? Is the goal profit or expressing one's personal vision? These are some of the questions raised as we follow fiercely independent New York artist Robert Cenedella in his artistic journey through decades of struggling for creative expression. A student, protégé and friend of German artist George Grosz, Cenedella is now passing on the legacy of Grosz’s approach to art, in the very same room where Grosz taught. In portraying Cenedella's determination to buck the system of what's popular while critiquing that popularity in his attempt to turn the art world upside down, ART BASTARD is a funny, touching, and insightful look inside the maverick mind of a true original.

  • Victor Kanefsky
    Director
    Ganja & Hess" (1973), "Style Wars" (1983) OUR LATIN THING, and THERE'S NOTHING OUT THER
  • Victor Kanefsky
    Writer
  • Chris T. Concannon
    Producer
  • Robert Cenedella
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Feature
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 19 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 14, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    500,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    digital dolby 5.1
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16x9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Victor Kanefsky

VICTOR KANEFSKY
Director/Film Editor Biography
Victor Kanefsky is an award-winning film director and editor. He founded VALKHN FILM & VIDEO, a post-production facility for feature narrative and documentary films in 1972. His company specialized in independent productions ranging from being the principle editing service for The National Geographic Explorer Series to supervising and editing cult classic features such as STYLE WARS, GANJA & HESS, OUR LATIN THING, and THERE'S NOTHING OUT THERE.

Victor Kanefsky also received much acclaim on many documentary projects such as JUST CRAZY ABOUT HORSES, DISTANT HARMONY: Pavarotti's Visit To China”, “FRANKL'S CHOICE”, Academy Award Nominee “ADAM CLAYTON POWELL”, Emmy-Award Winning “ZUBIM MAHTA & THE ISRAELI PHILOHARMONIC ORCHESTRA”, “U.S.S. INDIANAPOLIS: Tragedy At Sea”, “LOVE THOSE TRAINS”, “POLAR BEAR ALERT”, "RAGE OVER TREES", "AVENUE OF THE JUST", "TALL SHIPS: HIGH SEA ADVENTURER" and “CHILD'S CHRISTMAS IN WALES”.

Currently, many of these now classic features are receiving special retrospective screenings around the world and are being re-released on home video. These include STYLE WARS, GANJA & HESS (“2014 Tokyo Film Festival”), and GRIOT (2014 Festival Del Film Etno Musicale in Florence, Italy).

Art Bastard Best Documentary & Best Director Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema. January 9, 2016. Art Bastard Best Documentary MANCHESTER FILM FESTIVAL March 6, 2016

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Director Statement

Art Bastard, directed by Victor Kanefsky, is a portrait of New York painter Robert Cenedella - a contemporary of Andy Warhol's who set himself up in the '60s as the anti-Warhol.