ROUGE CIEL tells the story of these extraordinary creators, these visionaries who ignite our imaginations and challenge our ways of thinking. The film also gives voice to witnesses—writers, philosophers, psychoanalysts, and passionate enthusiasts—who have shaped the discourse on Art Brut, tracing the discontinuous thread of a history written in uncertain strokes. ROUGE CIEL, a film that challenges our preconceived ideas about art and creativity.

Featuring: Henry Darger / Gabriel Joaquim Dos Santos / Adolphe-Julien Fouré / Zdenek Kosek / Alexandre Lobanov / Helen Martins / Kunitzo Matsumoto / Simon Rodia / George Widener / Purvis Young & testimonies by: Manuel Anceau / Jean Dubuffet / Phillys Kind / Jean-Louis Lanoux / Randall Morris / Lucienne Peiry / Jennifer Pinto Safian / Barbara Safarova / Gérard Schreiner / Michel Thévoz.

52 and 93 minutes . production 2010

Broadcasts.

2012
Museum of Fine Arts, Olomouc . Czech Republic . March 21
Rizomi Gallery . Turin . February 18 & 29 at 5:00 p.m.
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art . Kobe . Japan . February 4–March 25
Jean Eustache Cinema, Bordeaux . January 13 at 8:30 p.m. Organized by Cinereseaux.

2011
Le Méliès Cinema, Montreuil (as part of Écrans Philosophiques, in collaboration with the International College of Philosophy and Le Méliès Cinema)
International Film Festival Australasia . Barossa . Australia . October 26–30
Festival des Rives . Beaulmes . Switzerland . September 16–18
MUMO Museum . Prague . Czech Republic . September 21
Festival of Art History . Fontainebleau . May 29

2010
International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography, Plus Camerimage . Poland . November 27–December 4
French Institute of Prague . November 19
Durban International Film Festival . South Africa . November 1–15
Madness Film Festival . Toronto . Canada . November 5–13
Chagrin Falls International Documentary Film Festival . October 12–16 . Award for Best Experimental Documentary
Hamburg International Film Festival . Germany . September 30–October 9
Raindance Film Festival . London . United Kingdom . September 28–October 10
Collection de l’Art Brut . Lausanne . Switzerland . September 25, 2010
Artcity Festival 2010 . Calgary . Canada . September 10–19
International Film Festival Ireland . September 4–11
Sztukowanie / Festival of Art . Gryfino . Poland . September 2–5
Blissfest333 . Colorado . USA . September 1–30
International Film & Video Festival . Portland, Oregon . USA . August 23–28
Heart of England International Film Festival . United Kingdom . August 10–15
IYFF Port Talbot . South Wales . United Kingdom . August 3–7
Seattle International Film Festival . USA . May 20–June 13
Swansea Bay Festival . United Kingdom . May 7–16
Bommer Festival . Ukraine . April 24
Geneva Festival . USA . April 16–18 . Award for Best Documentary Feature
Durango Independent Film Festival . USA . March 3–7
Festivus Film Festival . Denver . USA . January 14–17 . Award for Best Documentary Feature