Director: Leslie Buchbinder
Documentary Feature, United States, 2023, 91 min, Color
This film is a documentary about the life and work of artist and U.S. Marine H.C. Westermann, voice-acted by four-time Academy-Award nominee Ed Harris, conceived and directed by Leslie Buchbinder, and featuring interviews with Ed Ruscha, Frank Gehry, and many others.
As a veteran of World War II and the Korean War who struggled with the ramifications of modern warfare, Westermann's dramatic personal history can be traced through his beguiling, surreal artworks.
The film is executive-produced by the international art icon KAWS, and award-winning documentary producer Caryn Capotosto, whose prior projects include Won't You Be My Neighbor, Best of Enemies, and more. The film features music by legendary artists Laurie Anderson, the Kronos Quartet, and Terry Allen, with an original score by MacArthur Genius Grant winner Tomeka Reid.