A Short Film About John Bolton

A Short Film About John Bolton

27 mins | Documentary | Jan. 24, 2003

A Short Film About John Bolton is a darkly hip and hilarious film explores the question that torments artists of every medium: "Where do your ideas come from?" Renowned artist John Bolton's paintings of voluptuous she-vampire nudes have earned this quiet eccentric a reputation for having a "damaged imagination." BBC radio personality Jonathan Ross buys his pieces, which leads interviewer extraordinaire Marcus Brigstocke to find out what the appeal is in Bolton's beautiful (but terrifying) artwork. Why does Bolton demand that his gallery "monsterpieces" speak for themselves? What does he do with that ornamental knife that he carries everywhere? Will Marcus ever learn how to operate the camera?

A Short Film About John Bolton

27 mins | Documentary | Jan. 24, 2003

A Short Film About John Bolton
A Short Film About John Bolton is a darkly hip and hilarious film explores the question that torments artists of every medium: "Where do your ideas come from?" Renowned artist John Bolton's paintings of voluptuous she-vampire nudes have earned this quiet eccentric a reputation for having a "damaged imagination." BBC radio personality Jonathan Ross buys his pieces, which leads interviewer extraordinaire Marcus Brigstocke to find out what the appeal is in Bolton's beautiful (but terrifying) artwork. Why does Bolton demand that his gallery "monsterpieces" speak for themselves? What does he do with that ornamental knife that he carries everywhere? Will Marcus ever learn how to operate the camera?
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Docurama
Original title A Short Film About John Bolton
Directors Neil Gaiman
Writers Neil Gaiman

Cast

John O'Mahony

as John Bolton

Marcus Brigstocke

as Marcus (Interviewer)

John Bolton

as Guest Interviewed

Carolyn Backhouse

as Carolyn Dalgleish

Jonathan Ross

as Jonathan Ross