NEVER MET PICASSO (1996) Family Trees, Twisted Roots... An alternative-family values drama about a pack of artists in an imagined New England bohemia - painting, photography, dead surrealist women, sex, drugs and gorgeous Fall foliage combine with affecting performances by Alexis Arquette and Margot Kidder as mother/son struggling with their artistic inspirations (or lack thereof) in this "sweet & generous first-time feature."
Written & Directed by Stephen Kijak
Produced by Scout Productions
"Sharply written and directed... boasts handsome production and smart performances."
— The Advocate
"A wry comedy... Kijak is a filmmaker with a shrewd and amusing sensibility. A smart looking picture."
— The Los Angeles Times
"Never Met Picasso is an affectionate drama that puts a spin on the expression 'all in the family'"
— The Philadelphia Inquirer
Best Screenplay (Kijak) & Best Actor (Arquette), OutFest Los Angeles, '97
Starring Alexis Arquette, Margot Kidder, Don McKellar, Georgia Ragsdale, Alvin Epstein
Score by Kristin Hersh
Producer: David Collins, Jenniffer Ryan
Director of Photography: David Tames
Editor: Angelica Brisk
