My Classic Life as an Artist: A Portrait of Larry Bissonnette

"I began painting keeping busy as powerless to communicate young child. Without art, wafting smell of earth's pleasures would kite away to land of inanimate objects, so it's past point of personal hobby."

This documentary is filled with Larry Bissonnette's humorous yet poignant assessments of his life--growing up, his family, and creating art. Moving back and forth between speech, typing, and painting, Bissonnette's wit and insight punctuate a day in the life of this Outsider artist, and artfully illustrate the complexities of expression.

Larry Bissonnette holding one of his paintings

Winner Best Short 16th Annual Vermont International Film FestivalWinner 2005 TASH Positive Image Award

BCCC Film Festival "Beyond Borders" 2005 White River Indie Films Fall Screen 2005International Short Film Festival "The Way We Live" 2005

Sprout Film Festival 2005Vail Film Festival 2006Fear No Film Festival

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