I Paint
Monsters
Ben Woolverton & Anne Herlihy
They say, "Never meet your heroes" — but for guerrilla street artist Robbie Conal, meeting legendary painter Leon Golub changed everything.
I Paint Monsters pairs two of America's most defiant political artists in a fierce defense of democracy. From Golub's visceral war canvases to Conal's midnight poster raids, filmmakers Ben Woolverton and Anne Herlihy capture an activist spirit that refuses to be silenced.
World Premiere
Dances With Films
TCL Chinese Theatre, Hollywood
Monday, June 22 · 4:00 PM
Attend the PremiereThe Artists
Robbie
Conal
Street Artist & Political Satirist
"I make ugly pictures of ugly people doing ugly things."
Since the 1980s, Robbie Conal has been plastering the streets of America with his grotesque, unflinching portraits of politicians and power brokers. His wheat-paste posters — distributed overnight by volunteer crews — have become a defining form of American political art.
Leon
Golub
Painter of Power & Violence
"I want to make the viewer uncomfortable. That's the point."
Leon Golub (1922–2004) spent decades painting mercenaries, interrogators, and the machinery of state violence on a monumental scale. His raw, abraded canvases — figures scraped back to their essence — remain among the most morally urgent works in American art history.
The Filmmakers
Director & Production Designer
Ben
Woolverton
Ben Woolverton has worked in the film industry primarily as a Production Designer and Art Director for more than 20 years. During that time, he has worked with many Directors on feature films, television shows and commercials. He is a member of the Art Directors Guild.
Ben earned an MFA degree at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of Art, a BA from Bennington College and attended the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program in New York.
Credits
Director & Producer
Anne
Herlihy
Anne Herlihy brings a diverse background in design and filmmaking to Raw Space Films. Her roles in Production Design, Costume Design, and Line Producing ensure a well-rounded approach to every project we undertake.
Problem solving and collaboration are what she enjoys most about filmmaking.
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Behind the scenes
On Set
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