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  2007. USA. 78 mins. Directed by Julie Checkoway. Produced by Neal Checkoway, Jana Edelbaum, Rachel Cohen. Executive produced by Geralyn Dreyfous.

  For the past ten years, Billy Pappas has been working on a single portrait. With the support of a benefactor's monthly wage, he has confined himself to his parent's attic to create a drawing that he believes will forever change the perception of lead on paper. Using careful magnification and precision-sharpened pencils, Pappas is resurrecting Richard Avedon's famous photograph of Marilyn Monroe, sculpting each specific detail of his subject, working within one miniscule space the size of a period at a time. Once the picture is finally finished, there is just one more step: show the piece to David Hockney, who will assuredly know how the young Pappas should proceed with his art career. As it balances its focus between construction and perception, the film unveils a luminous portrait of a man with a dream and the inevitable complications of relying on the sole opinion of another.

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