Monster Road

A gentle, bittersweet portrait of an eccentric artist, drifting between wondrous clay visions and the quiet sadness of a family coping with decline.

Directed by

Brett Ingram

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Bruce Bickford, George Bickford

Overview

Explores the wildly fantastic world of legendary underground clay animator Bruce Bickford. Traces the origins of his remarkably unique sensibility, journeying back to Bickford's childhood in a competitive household during the paranoia of the Cold War. Finally, the film examines Bickford's relationship with his father, George, who is grappling with the onset of Alzheimer's Disease.

How it feels

Melancholic, whimsical, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Art, family, parenthood, memory

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

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