Roy de Forest

Overview

Digitally restored by Pentimenti Productions in 2016, this long lost documentary short profiles painter Roy De Forest, who commonly painted quirky and comical fantasy lands filled with bright colors and creatures, most commonly dogs. Part of "4 Films by Suzanne Simpson," a whimsical quartet of archival films that captures artists flourishing amidst the 1970s Bay Area art scene, when Funk art was thriving.