Lonnie Holley
Also Known As: Lonnie Bradley Holley, The Sand Man
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: Not available
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Gender: Male
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Boneshop of the Heart
Overview: This highly original and thought-provoking film explores a rich vein of visual expression and American individuality through incisive portraits of five contemporary southern folk artists, four of whom are African-American. The film reveals art forms so radically different from familiar folk traditions that the artists -- "Tin Man" Charlie Lucas, Vollis Simpson, Thornton Dial, Bessie Harvey, and "Sandman" Lonnie Bradley Holley -- defy classification. Variously known as "outsider" or "visionary" artists, they create unique aesthetic forms that challenge traditional distinctions between "fine" and "folk" art.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Sandman's Garden
Overview: This documentary examines the life and art of Lonnie Holley, a self-taught African-American artist based in Birmingham, Alabama. It follows Holley as he builds a sculptural environment out of discarded materials and found objects in the Birmingham Museum of Art’s sculpture garden. His art is by turns profound, playful, and deeply moving. As the garden grows piece by piece, Holley is revealed as a man who has overcome a tortured past. Growing up poor and black in the 20th century American South, Holley worked to overcome prejudice and deprivation by using art to explore his life and ideas. The camera captures the artist’s process and reflections as he gathers materials, creates pieces, interacts with others, and relives the joys and sorrows that forged his unique and genuine artwork.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-02-01
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All Rendered Truth: Folk Art in the American South
Overview: A film documenting the soulful art, environments, and voices of self-taught artists on the back roads of the American South.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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From the Edge of America
Overview: Ethan Payne’s documentary captures the rapport between musician Lonnie Holley and the late producer/musician Richard Swift, two men separated by decades in age, but united in spirit. Spanning two recording sessions, this half-hour chronicle shows the making of Holley's National Freedom EP.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-09-24
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I Snuck Off the Slave Ship
Overview: Lonnie Holley, a "self-taught African American artist" and dimensional traveler, attempts to sneak off the slave ship America.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-31
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The Radleys
Overview: A seemingly ordinary family harbors a dark secret: they are vampires. They choose not to drink blood despite their natural cravings, but one day, their truth comes to light.
Genres: Comedy Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-04
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