“Portrait of a Postman”@Denver Art Museum

The documentary “Portrait of a Postman” is showing at the DAM on Sunday 11/9 at 2 pm. You can buy tickets to the screening for $20 for nonmembers (which does not include museum admission), $15 for members, or free if you have a student ID - it is recommended to get your tickets ahead of time. Parking on the street near the museum is free on Sundays. The film will be in the auditorium of the Hamilton (newer, angular) Building. I will be there at 1:30 to save myself a seat, and then I will stand near the check-in desk (for the movie itself, not for the museum) at 1:35 with a small Denver Cinema Club sign. I will not be able to host a discussion afterwards as I need to depart for another event, but if others want to get together in one of the museum or nearby cafés you can coordinate in the comments section. You can purchase tickets online at the Denver art Museum website, by selecting “Visit” and then “Events Calendar” from the menu and scrolling down.
From the DAM websitete:
Join us for a screening of the acclaimed documentary A Portrait of a Postman, followed by a discussion with filmmaker Christopher Charles Scott and Stephanie Rance, founder of the Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival.
Kermit Oliver was a mail sorter in Waco, Texas—and the only American ever commissioned by Hermès. For decades, he worked the graveyard shift while creating scarf designs treasured worldwide. This documentary reveals Oliver's astonishing dual life, a story of genius hidden in plain sight. But just as his art reaches its zenith, an unfathomable murder pushes Kermit into the darkness. Would he ever paint again?
Winner of multiple honors, including three Dallas International Film Festival awards and “Best of the Best” at Martha’s Vineyard, A Portrait of a Postman explores the razor’s edge between brilliance and isolation, and the life of a genius living in shadows. Filmmaker Christopher Charles Scott vividly chronicles Oliver’s journey, featuring commentary from his family; art collector Tina Knowles; and colleagues such as art historian Alvia J. Wardlaw and artist Earlie Hudnall Jr.

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