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Dad's in Heaven with Nixon. A mother's love and a boy's journey from the darkness of brain damage and autism to the light that is his life today-as an acclaimed artist. An intensely moving story that is ultimately about the triumph and strength of the human spirit. 139 IMDb 7.6 1 h 25 min 2010.
Synopsis. Dad's in Heaven with Nixon is a 2010 documentary film produced, directed and written by Tom Murray. It concerns the history of the Murray family and especially of Tom's brother Chris Murray, a man with autism whose paintings of cityscapes, first promoted by family friend Gloria Vanderbilt, have garnered widespread praise.
Chris is autistic, living on his own for more than 30 years, and a talented artist of some renown. Yet behind his cheerful paintings lies a powerful story of a family struggling to keep hold of mental health, wealth, and love.
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Dads in Heaven with Nixon is a 2010 documentary film produced, directed and written by Tom Murray. It concerns the history of the Murray family and especially of Toms brother Chris Murray, a man with autism whose paintings of cityscapes, first promoted by family friend Gloria Vanderbilt, have garnered widespread praise
A woman ensures that her autistic young son will become an independent adult.
Dad's In Heaven With Nixon. "Dad's in heaven with President Nixon - dad hated his guts, but in heaven they're friends". Walking on the very beach where his father walked into the waves and drowned, Chris introduces us to the man at the centre of the Murray family. When Chris began to exhibit autistic tendencies as a toddler his bipolar father ...
Nonetheless, it is frustrating to see palpably bad art succeed merely because a celebrity endorses it, and Dad’s in Heaven with Nixon only glorifies such a transaction (i.e., everything that is wrong with this culture’s relation to art and celebrity), as Chris has apparently made his own fortune with his “art,” after all, everyone loves ...
