The currency of the contemporary seems to ride as much on the persona of an artist, as on the work itself, and the thus judging works in this realm can see the lines of celebrity and actual talent starting to blur. It can be frustrating to those who simply want to express themselves, and the romantic dramedy “Posthumous” certainly plays off those themes.
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Written and directed by Lulu Wang, and starring Jack Huston and Brit Marling, the film revolves around on a struggling artist whose artwork skyrockets in value when he is mistakenly thought to have killed himself. The artist decides to keep up the charade by pretending to be his own brother, but the entire plan is put in jeopardy when he befriends a charming, resourceful reporter. In this exclusive clip, Marling’s McKenzie Grain questions Huston’s artist, posing as his brother, what he would make of the recent success.
“Posthumous” is now playing in limited release and will be available on VOD and iTunes on August 16th.