Last night we saw the documentary In A Dream after Sarah Kramer recommended it. (That&amp;#8217;s her second appearance here!)
It chronicles the life and work of the filmmaker&amp;#8217;s father &amp;#8212; a mosaic artist who has covered more than 50,000 square feet of Philadelphia with murals &amp;#8212;  and his tumultuous relationship with his wife. It&amp;#8217;s dramatic and loving and beautiful.
I&amp;#8217;m growing to love documentary portraits of artists. What&amp;#8217;s necessary is that the filmmaking be as accomplished and inspired as the artist&amp;#8217;s work. Two other favorites are What Remains (Sally Mann) and Rivers and Tides (Andy Goldsworthy).