Ron English: Living In Delusionville
United States, 2022: 70 minutes: Canadian Premieredescription
RON ENGLISH: LIVING IN DELUSIONVILLE explores the impact of corporate messaging through art and its necessary antidote: noncommercial thought-provoking public art.
Artist Ron English plays by his own rules, creating dynamic art across the world which demands dialog and provokes action. From humble Midwestern beginnings, processing the commercial imagery of pop culture into a darker, funnier universe he calls Delusionville, English has pranked and pummeled his way into prominence, influencing generations of artists and laying the groundwork for the explosion of Street Art.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
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DIRECTOR'S BIO
Constant Van Hoeven (Mr Kaleidoscope) is a Dutch born film director based in Kingston, NY. Van Hoeven started work on LIVING IN DELUSIONVILLE in 2016 after meeting Ron English through a mutual friend and co-producer Andrew Porter. Growing up reading about culture jamming in America and The Situationist International in France, he was more than happy to collaborate on a biopic about the legendary artist and anti-consumerist thinker. What initially was supposed to take 6 months turned into a 6-year journey.
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press for Ron English: Living In Delusionville
"An all-too-short glimpse into one of America’s finest critics of pop culture."- Washington City Paper
"Dubbed the “Godfather of Street Art” ... the documentary takes a fairly straightforward approach to his work and biography, but it is engaging because English is charismatic, candid and endlessly creative."- Gambit
screened with a short film
The Last Words Of Scott Moodie
Canada, 2022, 25 m, Director Brandon Kaufman
details
Art / Biography / Documentary
70 minutescredits
Director
Constant Van Hoeven
Producers
Constant van Hoeven
Andrew Porter
Cinematographer
Andrew Porter
Cast
Ron English
Shepard Fairey
Flavor Flav
Daniel Johnston
Allyson Grey
Official website:
http://www.livingindelusionville.com
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/Mr_Kaleidoscope/