I’m Painting Some Imagination(14 min)

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I’m Painting Some Imagination

14 min / documentary / 2013 / Sweden (English subtitles)

filmmaker: Linnea Widen

This is a portrait of two artists with intellectual disabilities who use their art to express themselves and reflect the world as they see it.

Johannes could not talk until he was 7 years old. But he drew snapshot pictures that told what he was experiencing. And so began a different kind of artistry.

Anette draws ordinary people. With simple pencil-strokes she expresses those strong emotions we all have inside. Her picture The loving couple is known throughout the city.

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