Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse is a 1986 short film biography of the Nashville-born artist Red Grooms.Red Grooms|artnet It was written by Tom Neff, co-directed by Neff and Louise LeQuire, and produced by Neff and Madeline Bell.Matthew Broderick and Helena Bonham Carter at the Oscars®-Oscars on YouTube The film was funded by the Tennessee State Museum and was nominated for an Academy AwardRed Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse/Fat Feet/Tappy Toes-Indiana University Cinema for Documentary Short Subject.
Synopsis A glimpse of Red and reflection of his humor and humanism on his artwork.WorldCat.org (VHS tape, 1987)
Interviews Red Grooms Barbara Haskell - curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Awards Wins CINE: CINE Golden Eagle, Documentary; 1986.CINE Competition (1986) - IMDb
Nominations Academy Awards: Oscar, Best Documentary, Short Subjects, Tom Neff and Madeline Bell; 1987.1987|Oscars.org
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External links Tom Neff official web site (see Films for film clip)
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