Almost There

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Almost There

2014

1h 25m

Documentary

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An elderly outsider artist causes controversy at his first major exhibition.

Miriam Di Nunzio

Chicago Sun-Times

Narrated by the 83-year-old Anton, the documentary takes on even more emotional punch as you hear the joy, the sadness, the pain, the anticipation in his time-weary voice; no "talking head" could have done his story justice.

Rated: 3/4

Dec 16, 2015

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Odie Henderson

RogerEbert.com

"Almost There" has some extraordinarily fine elements, but its big reveal destroyed all the goodwill it expected I would feel by film's end. Your mileage may vary.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 11, 2015

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Charles Solomon

Los Angeles Times

He's demanding, imperious, self-pitying and manipulative to a degree that would be difficult to accept in a major talent, let alone a wannabe whose work barely rises to the level of paint-by-numbers. Nor is this portrait of him particularly well crafted.

Dec 10, 2015

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Christopher Campbell

Nonfics (Substack)

Too many documentaries suffer for just assuming we'll agree their subjects are interesting. This one puts in the work and gives us reason to be compelled.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 4, 2015

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Ray Pride

Newcity

The ethical question of how involved the filmmakers ought to be, in light of his circumstances, grows uneasy. "I'm not your subject," Anton bursts out at one point, "I thought you were my friend."

Apr 4, 2015

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Audience Member

Almost There left me unhinged for about a week considering the many moral angles that might summarize one man's life. The message is so relevant now when the maker of any art is subject to instant binary verdict from the public. The portraiture of East Chicago was also breathtaking. Several landscape frames took me back to my upbringing in northern Indiana. The final night montage opened up my teargates pretty good.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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greg r

An amazing story about a troubled artist.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I've always liked RT and grieved it being taken over by Time Warner and Comcast. Now Fandango takes over.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

A must see documentary

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Dan Rybicky

Director

Aaron Wickenden

Director

Dan Rybicky

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Tristan Hanson

Producer

Dan Rybicky

Producer

Aaron Wickenden

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Synopsis

An elderly outsider artist causes controversy at his first major exhibition.

Director: Dan Rybicky, Aaron Wickenden
Producer: Tristan Hanson, Dan Rybicky, Aaron Wickenden
Screenwriter: Dan Rybicky
Production Co: Kartemquin Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

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