This documentary investigates whether a four-year-old girl, whose abstract art paintings have sold for thousands of dollars, is really a child prodigy or a fake., A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars., In this fascinating documentary, director Amir Bar-Lev investigates whether a precocious 4-year-old girl named Marla Olmstead, whose abstract paintings have sold for tens of thousands of dollars, is really a child art prodigy or a pawn in a hoax., Most four-year-olds make paintings that hang on the refrigerator in their parents’ kitchen, but by that age Marla Olmstead already had her first gallery show in Binghamton, NY. Born in 2000, Marla first picked up a paint brush when she was a year old, following the example of her father, an amateur painter, and soon the tyke was creating large canvases with unexpected skill and enthusiasm. Her father gave one of Marla’s paintings to a friend who owned a coffee shop, and when a customer offered to buy the piece for 250 dollars, the pre-kindergartner began a career as a professional artist. Marla’s work has been displayed around the United States and her paintings fetch as much as 25,000 dollars each, but some have questioned if Marla is following her own muse or taking instruction from her parents. Others have debated the validity of reviews comparing her work to Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock, and a few have asked if Marla’s parents are the art world equivalent of stage mothers, pushing their child and exploiting her talents for their own benefit. Documentary filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev examines young artist, her work and the controversy behind it in his film My Kid Could Paint That, which was an official selection at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival., A documentary that looks at the wild success of a four-year-old painter and the effects of being a child talent., Documentary that gets to the heart of an extraordinary artworld cause celebre. In the span of only a few months, 4-year-old Marla Olmstead rocketed from total obscurity to international renown, sold over $300,000 dollars worth of paintings and was compared to Kandinsky and Pollock. Then, five months into Marla’s new life, and just short of her fifth birthday, CBS’s 60 Minutes aired an expose suggesting that the paintings were by her father.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “My Kid Could Paint That ” ?
A: The main cast includes Marla Olmstead,Stephen Dunn,Nelson Hume,John Walter,Matt Boyd,John Battsek,Ron Curtis Jr.,Mark Olmstead,Bill Turnley,Laura Olmstead,Tara Sands,Marla Olmstead,Michael Levine,Stuart Simpson,Andrew Ruhemann,Stephen P. Dunn,Jonathan Crosby,Amir Bar-Lev.
Q: When Did the “My Kid Could Paint That” Released?
A: The Movie “My Kid Could Paint That” originally aired on 2007-10-05 and released in the year of 2007.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “My Kid Could Paint That” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “My Kid Could Paint That” ?
A: “My Kid Could Paint That” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
