Kids of Survival: The Art and Life of Tim Rollins and K.O.S.
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Dayna Goldfine
Jorge Luis Abreu
Robert Storr
Victor Llanos
Tim Rollins
Bill Aguado
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Over a decade ago, Tim Rollins, a well-respected educator/artist, noticed students with an artistic bent took a much greater interest in their schoolwork when encouraged to paint or draw. Expanding on this, Rollins targeted a group of at-risk boys and merged art with the traditional classroom. Together with Rollins, these young men form Tim Rollins and K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) and produce large-scale works that hang in museums around the world. The inspiration for the pieces come from major books, typically classical literature, the boys read, then use their creative skills to construct the resulting work. This film is more than a story about disadvantaged boys and their struggle to leave the ghetto; the filmmakers take the viewer into the lives of these young men and their mentor and suddenly the viewer is part of their world. It goes deeper than education beating the odds in an impoverished society; these young men are taught to use art as a survival skill, not a mere luxury.
Cast
Jorge Luis Abreu
Robert Storr
Victor Llanos
Tim Rollins
Bill Aguado
Rick Savinon
David Ross
Christopher Hernandez
Carlos Rivera
Kellie Jones
Bell Hooks
Crew
Jorge Luis Abreu
Bill Aguado
Todd Boekelheide
Stuart Dubey
Elizabeth Finlayson
Daniel Geller
Daniel Geller
Daniel Geller
Daniel Geller
Eve Goldberg
Dayna Goldfine
Dayna Goldfine
Dayna Goldfine
Christopher Hernandez
Bell Hooks
Kellie Jones
Victor Llanos
Carlos Rivera
Tim Rollins
David Ross
Rick Savinon
Robert Storr
Gary Weimberg
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States April 12, 1996
Released in United States April 19, 1996
Released in United States April 26, 1996
Released in United States February 28, 1997
Released in United States September 6, 1996
Released in United States Spring April 12, 1996
Broadcast in USA over Cinemax as part of series "Cinemax Reel Life" August 25, 1998.
Shown at Los Angeles Independent Film Festival April 18-22, 1996.
16mm from videotape
color
rtg MPAA NONE
Released in United States February 28, 1997 (Laemmle's Grande; Los Angeles)
Released in United States April 12, 1996 (Roxie Cinema; San Francisco)
Released in United States Spring April 12, 1996
Released in United States April 19, 1996 (UC Theatre; Berkeley, California)
Released in United States April 26, 1996 (Lark Theatre; Larkspur, California)
Released in United States September 6, 1996 (Village Cinema; New York City)
