My Kid Could Paint That (2007)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Amir Bar-Lev

Release Date:

18 October 2007 (Australia)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Inspiration or Manipulation? You Decide.

Plot:

A look at the work and surprising success of a four-year-old girl whose paintings have been compared to the likes of Picasso and has raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars. |

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Amir Bar-Lev	...	Himself
Anthony Brunelli	...	Himself
Elizabeth Cohen	...	Herself
Ron Curtis Jr.	...	(voice)
Michael Kimmelman	...	Himself
Laura Olmstead	...	Herself
Mark Olmstead	...	Himself
Marla Olmstead	...	Herself

Directed by
Amir Bar-Lev

Produced by
Amir Bar-Lev	....	producer
John Battsek	....	executive producer
Stephen Dunn	....	co-producer
Andrew Ruhemann	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Rondo Brothers

Cinematography by
Matt Boyd		(director of photography)
Nelson Hume
Bill Turnley

Film Editing by
Michael Levine
John W. Walter

Production Management
Christopher Kenneally	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Mark Garcia	....	adr mixer
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Offin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ira Spiegel	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Zappin	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Bryan Donnell	....	additional camera operator
Jenna Rosher	....	camera operator

Animation Department
Anthony Kraus	....	animator

Editorial Department
Anne Alvergue	....	additional editor
Will Cox	....	colorist
Will Cox	....	on-line editor
Liam Lawyer	....	additional editor

Music Department
Mariusz Glabinski	....	music editor

Other crew
Winston Emano	....	publicist
David Magdael	....	publicist
Benjamin Rutkowski	....	production intern
Anne Stulz	....	publicist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• A&E IndieFilms
• Axis Films
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Passion Pictures

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Classics (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• A&E Television Networks (2007) (USA) (TV)
• A&E IndieFilms (2007) (USA) (TV)
• LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Argentina) (all media)

Other Companies

• Donna Daniels Public Relations  publicity
• Ovasen  post-production services and facilities
• Tandem Sound  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language.

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:AL

Company:

A&E IndieFilms

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2007-10-13)" (2007)

Who is exploiting whom?

I think this movie says a lot of about America. The capitalist system leads to the most terrible behavior in the most average of people. When money becomes a factor in art, art will inevitably suffer. Obviously the desire of every artist is quitting their job and living off their work. I think this was the intention of the father and when he failed he had to rely on his daughter and did so without thinking of the consequences.

It's also interesting to note that the movie exploits the parents, but that the parents exploit their daughter which is even worse. The poor younger brother as well, "I helped paint that one" and they don't even acknowledge him and never mention the effect of ignoring him while praising their famous daughter. Who's exploiting who here? Even the filmmaker has to acknowledge that he's taking advantage of the daughter by putting her on film and sensationalizing her story.