Return to Departure: The Biography of a Painting
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Directed byKirk Tougas
Produced byKirk Tougas
Distributed byCanadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
Release date
- 1986
| Return to Departure: The Biography of a Painting | |
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| Directed by | Kirk Tougas |
| Produced by | Kirk Tougas |
| Distributed by | Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre |
Release date |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Return to Departure: The Biography of a Painting (or, Watching Pigment Dry and Other Realisms) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kirk Tougas and released in 1986.[1] The film centres on painter Chi O'Farrell, documenting his process from start to finish of creating his painting "Return to Departure",[2] against a soundtrack consisting largely of radio talk and music with some narration by O'Farrell about his own thoughts on the painting.[3]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987.[4]
