Art for Everybody Screening

Catch it before streaming release—join us for a screening of Art for Everybody (99 mins.), an award-winning documentary that peels back the layers of the façade of artist Thomas Kinkade, a complex man divided by two conflicting worlds living in one mind. The screening will be followed by a talkback with the film’s director, Miranda Yousef, moderated by Scott Pukos, Director of Communications for The Little Theatre.

You’ve seen his idyllic village scenes and gardens on everything from canvas to commemorative plates. While his work was disparaged by the elite art establishment as “kitschy,” Thomas Kinkade’s marketing ingenuity (he promoted himself as the “Painter of Light”) propelled his signature style to wild popularity among American evangelicals in the 1990s. After his passing from an alcohol and drug overdose in 2012, Kinkade’s daughters made a discovery that launched an investigation into their father’s true personality—they uncovered a trove of unseen, unexpectedly dark paintings in his vault. Through the voices of skeptical critics, adoring fans, and Kinkade’s closest friends and family, the documentary digs deep to reveal the real man behind the persona.

Art for Everybody is a directorial debut for accomplished cinema editor Miranda Yousef, and it has made BBC Culture’s Top 10 Films for 2025.