Plastic Man The Artful Life of Jerry Ross Barrish (2015)

Jerry Ross Barrish sees the beauty inand creates the unexpected out ofdiscarded materials The son of hardworking Jewish immigrants with crimefamily connections Barrish worked for 50 years as a bail bondsman much of it for radical protesters He stumbled into acclaim as a filmmaker earning the Museum of Modern Arts prestigious New Director distinction and winning major European awards along the way Then one day inspiration struck as he picked up plastic trash on a beach leading him to launch a whole new career as a sculptor Though acclaimed by curators he long went virtually unnoticed in the commercialart realm But at age 75 the unassuming Barrish may finally be on the verge of success as William Farleys engaging documentary goes to show Seeing the playfulness of his pieces youll understand why with artificial materials he has managed to capture real life Denver Film Society