WORLD PREMIERE/OFFICIAL SELECTION - Slamdance Film Festival | DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD - Thomas Edison Film Festival
Art Therapy & Disability • Mental Illness & Health • Diversity & Inclusion • Folk Art, Puppetry & Sculpture
Date of Completion: 2021 | Run Time: 8 minutes | Language: English | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: James Hollenbaugh | Cast: Brent Brown (as himself)
Brent Brown is a self-taught artist with lifelong mental health challenges. Intuitive and deeply talented, in recent years he has started building complex, highly fanciful "puppets" constructed from dozens of cardboard elements with fully moveable joints. THE STICKLET WEAVER explores Brent's process and celebrates his unique artistic journey.
Educational Media Reviews Online Vol. 28 No. 5 | Reviewed by Kimberly Poppiti
“[Hollenbaugh] succeeds in presenting the work and process of an interesting artist in a way that is straightforward, engaging, and accessible.”
AWARDS
Best Documentary | Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival
Official Selection | Slamdance Film Festival
Official Selection | American Documentary and Animation Film Festival
SCREENINGS
National Gallery of Art, Best of TEFF