EXCLUSIVE: Juno Films will release Glenn Holsten’s documentary Jamie Wyeth and The Unflinching Eye at the Quad Cinema on April 26 followed by additional cities, including the Bay Area and Los Angeles. Mr. Wyeth will host a Q&A the evening of April 27th, along with the director, the acclaimed writer Lea Carpenter. The film will be released on digital platforms in August.
As the heir to a three-generation dynasty in American art, Jamie Wyeth struggles to find his own voice during the colorful turmoil of pop culture and politics from the 1960s to the present. This first feature-length documentary of the artist follows his journey capturing iconic figures like John F. Kennedy, Andy Warhol, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rudolf Nureyev, as well as his unique, sometimes unsettling, views of domestic life, the islands of Maine and his own personal ghosts. The film’s release coincides with a multi-city exhibition of Mr. Wyeth’s work. Holsten’s prior film on the patriarch Andrew Wyeth premiered on PBS’s American Masters.
The deal was negotiated between the film’s producer Chayne Gregg and Vondah Elizabeth Sheldon, CEO of Juno Films. “Jamie Wyeth and The Unflinching Eye is that rare documentary portrait that takes a living subject and explores the complexity of an artist at work,” says Elizabeth Sheldon. “Fans of Jamie Wyeth will flock to the film and those who are not as well acquainted with his oeuvre will be compelled to seek out his work.”
“We are delighted that Juno Films has acquired our documentary,” says Holsten. “We look forward to working with Vondah Elizabeth to bring the film to audiences, who will discover Jamie’s work on a deeper level.”
Juno Films is a boutique film distributor that specializes in all rights releases. Some of the company’s recent releases include Lasse Hallstrom’s Hilma and the Gaelic comedy Roise & Frank. Other critically-acclaimed releases include The Most Beautiful Boy In The World and What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael.