Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse
| Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse | |
|---|---|
|  Video cover | |
| Directed by | Tom Neff | 
| Starring | Red Grooms | 
| Cinematography | Tom Neff Steve Schklair Mark Pleasant | 
| Edited by | Barry Rubinow | 
| Music by | Jeffrey Steinberg | 
| Distributed by | Direct Cinema[1] | 
| Release date | 
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| Running time | 21 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse is a 1986 short film biography of the Nashville-born artist Red Grooms.[2] It was written by Tom Neff, co-directed by Neff and Louise LeQuire, and produced by Neff and Madeline Bell.[3] The film was funded by the Tennessee State Museum and was nominated for an Academy Award[4] for Documentary Short Subject.
Synopsis
A glimpse of Red and reflection of his humor and humanism on his artwork.[5]
Interviews
- Red Grooms
- Barbara Haskell - curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Awards
Wins
Nominations
- Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Documentary, Short Subjects, Tom Neff and Madeline Bell; 1987.[7]
Notes
External links
- Tom Neff official web site (see Films for film clip)
- Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse at IMDb
- AllMovie