2021 · documentary
Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed
Directed by Joshua Rofé1h 32m2021
Bob Ross brought joy to millions as the world's most famous art instructor. But a battle for his business empire cast a shadow over his happy trees.
Our read: Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed (2021) reads as a warm, steady, grounded documentary entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, steady, gentle documentary, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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- gentle
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