There Are No Fakes

Overview

Norval Morrisseau was the first Indigenous Canadian artist to be taken seriously in the art world. By the turn of this century his work commanded tens of thousands of dollars. So when Barenaked Ladies keyboardist Kevin Hearn learned his prized painting was a forgery, he sued. But as Jamie Kastner's doc reveals, there was a cottage industry in fake Morrisseaus, an industry that flourished unchecked for years, feeding on greed, exploitation, racism and contempt.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 29, 2019

Original language

English

Cast

Kevin Hearn,Norval Morrisseau,Sienna Demers

Director

Jamie Kastner

Writer

Jamie Kastner

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt8674506