The award-winning book that details the full, richly varied, and well-traveled life of Bernard Perlin, One-Man Show: The Life and Art of Bernard Perlin, is being adapted into a short documentary film by Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Andrew Fredericks and producer Anne Fredericks.
Last Kid Picked features the full, fearless and remarkable life of revolutionary gay Jewish artist, Bernard Perlin. Perlin’s life, in his own words, was a direct path to making art and seeking human connection. He ran in circles that included celebrities like Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Leonard Bernstein, Liz Smith, Grace Hartigan, David Hockney, and Jerome Robbins. Throughout his long, richly varied, well-traveled career, Perlin moved from Social Realism to Magical Realism and worked with the WPA (Works Progress Administration), OWI (Office of War Information), and Life and Fortune magazines among countless others.
Join filmmaker Andrew Fredericks and producer Anne Fredericks for a screening and discussion of the in-development documentary film. A reception following the screening will be held for attendees to meet Andrew and Anne and further discuss the film.
In partnership with Milwaukee Film.
DATE:Â Sunday, November 10, 2024
TIME: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Oriental Theatre (2230 N Farwell Ave)
TICKETS: Coming soon at The Oriental Theatre
Over the course of his thirty years as a filmmaker, Andrew Fredericks has collaborated with journalist Bill Moyers on a host of documentaries, worked as a producer, director, editor, and cinematographer of films appearing on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, National Geographic, and Bravo. Andrew is also a longtime adjunct professor at the Columbia University School of Journalism.