A Short Film About John Bolton
“A documentary film crew takes a look at the inspiration behind artist John Bolton's painting.”
2003•27m•6.6•Released
Documentary
A Short Film About John Bolton is a darkly hip and hilarious film explores the question that torments artists of every medium: "Where do your ideas come from?" Renowned artist John Bolton's paintings of voluptuous she-vampire nudes have earned this quiet eccentric a reputation for having a "damaged imagination." BBC radio personality Jonathan Ross buys his pieces, which leads interviewer extraordinaire Marcus Brigstocke to find out what the appeal is in Bolton's beautiful (but terrifying) artwork. Why does Bolton demand that his gallery "monsterpieces" speak for themselves? What does he do with that ornamental knife that he carries everywhere? Will Marcus ever learn how to operate the camera?
Director
Neil Gaiman
Writer
Neil Gaiman
Languages
English
Studio
Docurama
Cast
John O'Mahony
John Bolton
Marcus Brigstocke
Marcus (Interviewer)
John Bolton
Guest Interviewed
Carolyn Backhouse
Carolyn Dalgleish
Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross
Production
Company
Docurama
Company
Marv
Producer
Matthew Vaughn
Producer
Adam Bohling
Producer
David Reid
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