The Thief Collector

HAIFA DOCS

An Art-Heist Documentary With an ‘Oh. My. God.’ Factor.

VARIETY
  • Archive - Festival 38
  • Director: Allison Otto
  • USA 2022
  • 95 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

It was one of the most audacious and puzzling art thefts of a generation; In 1985, Willem de Kooning's seminal work, "Woman Ochre,” was sliced from its frame and stolen from the walls of an Arizona art museum, disappearing into the desert. Over thirty years later, in a remote town in New Mexico, the $160 million dollar painting was rediscovered in the unlikeliest of places.

The Thief Collector, a light-hearted, fascinating documentary, takes a deep look at one of the art world's most bizarre and surreal stories - how, and why, this mild-mannered couple pulled off one of the greatest art heists of a generation.

Feature-Length Debut

 

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  • Director Allison Otto
  • Production Caryn Capotosto, Jill Latiano Howerton, Joshua Kunau
  • Script Mark Monroe, Nick Andert
  • Cinematography Rod Hassler, Matt Ryan
  • Editing Nick Andert
  • Music Daniel Wohl
  • Festivals SXSW, HotDocs
  • Participants Ron Roseman, Dave Van Auker, Mark Stevens, Carole Sklar, Buck Burns, James Cuetara
  • Source Autlook Filmsales