A Short Film About John Bolton 21 years old

A documentary film crew takes a look at the inspiration behind artist John Bolton's painting.

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?

Credits

A Short Film About John Bolton Cast

Name Character
Marcus Brigstocke He was 30, now 50 years old as Jonathan Ross
John O'Mahony He was 188, 62 years old when he died as John Bolton
John Bolton as Second Girl

A Short Film About John Bolton Crew

Name Department
Adam Bohling as Producer. Production
Matthew Vaughn as Producer. He was 32 (now 53) years old Production
Neil Gaiman as Director. He was 42 (now 63) years old Directing
Neil Gaiman as Writer. He was 42 (now 63) years old Writing
David Reid as Producer. Production
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A Short Film About John Bolton (21 years)

A documentary film crew takes a look at the inspiration behind artist John Bolton's painting.

  • Release day: Friday, January 24, 2003
  • Runtime: 27 minutes