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Well Known Stranger: Howard Finster's Workout

1987 · 28 min Documentary

Well Known Stranger: Howard Finster's Workout is a film about legendary folk artist Howard Finster of Summerville, northwest Georgia. At the age of 60, after forty years as a Baptist preacher and "small motor repairman", Finster heeded the call to "paint sacred art". In a tour-de-force of self styled "talking art", Finster describes the prophetic dreams, spiritual inspirations and visionary experiences that led him to become a painter. His work was selected in 1984 to represent the United States in the prestigious Venice Biennale

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Year 1987
Genre Documentary
Director Hazen Robert Walker
Runtime 28 min.

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Well Known Stranger: Howard Finster's Workout is an acquired taste at 0.0/10. We recommend checking the trailer and synopsis before diving in.

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A classic from 1987. They don't make them like this anymore — which is exactly why you should watch it. Best for: genre fans and those open to something unconventional.

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