Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse

1986 American film

Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse is a 1986 short film biography of the Nashville-born artist Red Grooms.^[2] It was written by Tom Neff, co-directed by Neff and Louise LeQuire, and produced by Neff and Madeline Bell.^[3] The film was funded by the Tennessee State Museum and was nominated for an Academy Award^[4] for Documentary Short Subject.

Synopsis

A glimpse of Red and reflection of his humor and humanism on his artwork.^[5]

Interviews

• Red Grooms
• Barbara Haskell - curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art

Awards

Wins

• CINE: CINE Golden Eagle, Documentary; 1986.^[6]

Nominations

• Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Documentary, Short Subjects, Tom Neff and Madeline Bell; 1987.^[7]

Notes

1. WorldCat.org (VHS Tape, 1992)
2. Red Grooms|artnet
3. Matthew Broderick and Helena Bonham Carter at the Oscars®-Oscars on YouTube
4. Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse/Fat Feet/Tappy Toes-Indiana University Cinema
5. WorldCat.org (VHS tape, 1987)
6. CINE Competition (1986) - IMDb
7. 1987|Oscars.org

External links

• Tom Neff official web site (see Films for film clip)
• Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse at IMDb
• AllMovie