International Festival of Films on Art: Highlights from Montreal April 4, 2009

Highlights of the renowned Montreal International Festival of Films on Art, currently in its 27th year, are screened in two installments at the National Gallery of Art's East Building auditorium.

On Saturday, April 4, Ellsworth Kelly: Fragments, a study of the artist's life in Paris (Edgar B. Howard and Tom Piper, 2007, 67 minutes), is followed by Achieving the Unachievable, on M. C. Escher and number theorist Hendrik Lenstra (Jean Bergeron, 2007, 52 minutes); Andy Warhol: Denied, a look at the inner workings of the Warhol Art Authentication Board (Chris Rodley, 2006, 52 minutes); and Looking for an Icon, on photographs that manage to attain time-honored status (Hans Pool and Maaik Krijgsman, 2007, 55 minutes).

Official Website: http://www.nga.gov/programs/film/