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TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
THE LOST LEONARDO
FILM: 7:00 PM (PDT) | Q&A: 8:40 PM (PDT)
A fascinating and provocative documentary about the Salvator Mundi, a painting attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci and recently restored. Although there is no evidence from his lifetime that the artist painted it himself, it is the most expensive painting ever sold – for $450.3 million to an undisclosed buyer at Christie’s in New York in 2017. The strange story of this mysterious and controversial painting unfolds as a real-life thriller involving prominent and shady figures from the worlds of art, finance, and politics.
Q&A immediately following film screening with director/co-writer Andreas Koefoed, and Dianne Modestini (restorer of the Salvator Mundi)
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ANDREAS KOEFOED | Director/Co-Writer
Andreas Koefoed is an award-winning director and cinematographer, best known for Ballroom Dancer, Albert's Winter and At Home in the World. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark, and has continuously worked internationally as a documentary film director, cinematographer and editor.
DIANNE MODESTINI | Art Restorer of the Salvator Mundi Painting
Dianne Modestini, is an internationally renowned art conservator of Old Master paintings, and is Clinical Professor for the Kress Program in Paintings Conservation at the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU.
PETE HAMMOND | Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
MICHELE GARZA | Producer of the KCET Cinema Series
Michele Garza is Senior Director of Special Events for KCET and PBS SoCal, both content channels of the Public Media Group of Southern California. She is the founder and producer of the KCET Cinema Series and the Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival, and has more than 20 years of experience in public media.
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GET INVOLVED!
The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is made possible by ticket sales, membership passes, and sponsorships. To discuss sponsorship opportunities by individuals, businesses or charitable foundations, please contact Michele Garza, series producer, at mgarza@pmgsocal.org. The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is presented by Mitzi Ash Blahd and the MaddocksBrown Foundation. To learn more about the KCET Cinema Series, or to register to attend the upcoming film screenings, please visit kcet.org/cinemaseries. Join the conversation on social media using #KCETCinemaSeries.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12
SONY PICTURES CLASSICS
THE LOST LEONARDO
FILM: 7:00 PM (PDT) | Q&A: 8:40 PM (PDT)
A fascinating and provocative documentary about the Salvator Mundi, a painting attributed to Leonardo Da Vinci and recently restored. Although there is no evidence from his lifetime that the artist painted it himself, it is the most expensive painting ever sold – for $450.3 million to an undisclosed buyer at Christie’s in New York in 2017. The strange story of this mysterious and controversial painting unfolds as a real-life thriller involving prominent and shady figures from the worlds of art, finance, and politics.
Q&A immediately following film screening with director/co-writer Andreas Koefoed, and Dianne Modestini (restorer of the Salvator Mundi)
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ANDREAS KOEFOED | Director/Co-Writer
Andreas Koefoed is an award-winning director and cinematographer, best known for Ballroom Dancer, Albert's Winter and At Home in the World. He graduated from the National Film School of Denmark, and has continuously worked internationally as a documentary film director, cinematographer and editor.
DIANNE MODESTINI | Art Restorer of the Salvator Mundi Painting
Dianne Modestini, is an internationally renowned art conservator of Old Master paintings, and is Clinical Professor for the Kress Program in Paintings Conservation at the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU.
PETE HAMMOND | Host of the KCET Cinema Series
Pete is currently the Chief Film Critic for Deadline Hollywood. For the past 9 years he has also been Awards Editor and Columnist for Deadline where he covers the Oscar and Emmy Seasons. He came to Deadline from the Los Angeles Times where he covered the awards seasons for The Envelope and LA Times.com. He is widely considered to be one of the pre-eminent awards season analysts for film and television.
MICHELE GARZA | Producer of the KCET Cinema Series
Michele Garza is Senior Director of Special Events for KCET and PBS SoCal, both content channels of the Public Media Group of Southern California. She is the founder and producer of the KCET Cinema Series and the Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival, and has more than 20 years of experience in public media.
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GET INVOLVED!
The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is made possible by ticket sales, membership passes, and sponsorships. To discuss sponsorship opportunities by individuals, businesses or charitable foundations, please contact Michele Garza, series producer, at mgarza@pmgsocal.org. The Virtual KCET Cinema Series is presented by Mitzi Ash Blahd and the MaddocksBrown Foundation. To learn more about the KCET Cinema Series, or to register to attend the upcoming film screenings, please visit kcet.org/cinemaseries. Join the conversation on social media using #KCETCinemaSeries.