Alameda Free Library is proud to collaborate with POV, the award-winning independent non-fiction film series on PBS to be able to bring you a pre-release screening of the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection, Art & Craft, on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 6:00 pm at the Main Library.
“Mark Landis is one of the most prolific art forgers of the modern era — and he isn't in it for the money. In the last 30 years he's copied hundreds of pieces, from 15th-century icons to works by Picasso and even Dr. Seuss, then donated them to museums across the country.
When a tenacious registrar discovers the ruse, Landis must confront his legacy and a chorus of duped professionals intent on stopping him. But Landis is a diagnosed schizophrenic, driven since his teens to escape "the life of a mental patient," and ending the con isn't so simple.
A cat-and-mouse caper told with humor and compassion, Art and Craft uncovers the universal in one man's search for connection and respect.”
This film, by filmmakers Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman and Mark Becker, will be released on national PBS stations and KQED on September 25, 2015.
More information on the film can be found at http://www.pbs.org/pov/artandcraft/
