''Alice Neel'' is a 2007 documentary film about the life of
Alice Neel
Alice Neel (January 28, 1900 – October 13, 1984) was an American visual artist, who was known for her portraits depicting friends, family, lovers, poets, artists, and strangers. Her paintings have an expressionistic use of line and color, psyc ...
, exploring the struggles she faced as a woman artist, a single mother, and a painter who defied convention. The documentary was directed by Neel's grandson,
Andrew Neel
Andrew Neel is an American filmmaker, known as the creator of the films '' Darkon'', '' New World Order'' and ''King Kelly''.
Early life
Andrew Neel was born in Vermont in 1978. He is the grandson of the visual artist Alice Neel. He attended No ...
.
''Alice Neel'' premiered at
The Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute. It is the largest independent film festival in the United States, with more than 46,660 ...
in 2007 and later won the Audience Award at the 2007
Newport Beach Film Festival
The Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) is an annual film festival in Newport Beach, California, typically held in late April. In 2022, it was announced that the festival have permanently changed its date to be held in October, as the festival beg ...
later that year. The film was produced by
SeeThink Productions
SeeThink Films is a Brooklyn-based film production company focusing on documentary and narrative feature films.
SeeThink Films founding members are filmmakers Tom Davis, Luke Meyer, Andrew Neel and Ethan Palmer.
Films
*''Goat'' dir. Andrew Neel ...
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External links
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Interview with Andrew Neel in ''New York Magazine''; Reviews
''The Reeler''''TV Guide''''Time Out New York''
2007 films
American documentary films
Documentary films about painters
SeeThink Films films
Films directed by Andrew Neel
2007 documentary films
2000s English-language films
2000s American films
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