The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995)
• October 12th, 1995 • 0h 54min
Documentary, Music
Overview
What happens when a dedicated husband and father quits his job, adopts the persona of a Western-Movie Singing Cowboy, takes on the entire art establishment (including Christo and Andy Warhol), and refuses to accept money for his art ? Meet Gerry Gaxiola, AKA The Maestro, an ex-wage slave who gave up everything to make art for art's sake. The Maestro's story could inspire a whole new generation of Van Goghs.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Eye of the Storm
Released on: 2021-02-28
Documentary
The film tells the story of James Morrison’s early years, painting the tenements of Glasgow, through...
The Sound of Identity
Released on: 2020-08-22
Documentary
In the spotlight of global media coverage, the first transgender woman ever to perform as Don Giovan...
Gifted and Challenged: The Making of 'Shortbus'
Released on: 2007-03-13
Documentary
A look at the unusual process used in the making of the film Shortbus (2006) featuring interviews, b...
Fakir
Released on: 2019-07-24
Documentary
The feature-length documentary Fakir portrays the success of fakirism in Brazil, Latin America and F...
Where the Lark Sings
Released on: 1936-10-30
Comedy, Music
Country girl Margit sits for the artist Sándor, from Budapest. She is fascinated and charmed by him,...
River of Gold
Released on: 2016-03-26
Documentary
Narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, River of Gold is the disturbing a...
Coco Chanel Unbuttoned
Released on: 2023-09-15
Documentary, TV Movie
The story of original influencer Coco Chanel, whose designs still represent the zenith of female sex...
Lisbon Story
Released on: 1994-12-16
Drama, Music
Lisbon Story is Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postc...
Night and Fog
Released on: 1959-04-27
Documentary, History
Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Released on: 1993-05-14
Documentary
An insider's account of Jack Warner, a founding father of the American film industry. This feature l...
Janine F.
Released on: 2004-02-11
Documentary
The humorous portrait of a female artist. The film follows the career of 24-year-old Janine F. who i...
Noise Matters
Released on: 2013-03-15
Comedy, Drama, Music
A satire on the relationship between fame and integrity in the life of eccentric characters explorin...
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Released on: 2002-05-10
Documentary
This award-winning, thrilling story is about a group of discarded kids who revolutionized skateboard...
To Repel Ghosts
Released on: 2013-09-05
Documentary
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s voyage of spiritual atonement to the Ivory Coast shortly before his death is ...
The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo
Released on: 2005-03-22
TV Movie, Documentary
Never before has the extraordinary life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo been framed in relation to the...
The Death Of Andy Kaufman
Released on: 2008-07-26
Documentary, Comedy
The Andy Kaufman Project explores the possibility that avant-garde performance artist Andy Kaufman m...
Daidō Moriyama: Stray Dog of Tokyo
Released on: 2001-09-29
Documentary
A documentary that follows the life of photographer Daido Moriyama in the present, which has never b...
Counter Shot: Departure of the Filmmakers
Released on: 2008-02-11
Documentary
Documentary about filmmakers of the New German Cinema who were members of the legendary Filmverlag f...
SLC Punk
Released on: 1998-09-24
Comedy, Drama, Crime, Music
Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with th...