Job Site: Popular Guy and Other Stories

Job Site: Popular Guy and Other Stories

2006 · 9 min · ★ 10.0 · Documentary

While working as a house painter in New York City for some of the giants of the art world, David Kramer uses his coffee breaks to riff on past jobs for other giants from the art world.

Directed by David Kramer · Written by David Kramer

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