a film by Michael Sladek

featuring Mark Kostabi

with
Pope Benedict XVI - Robin Byrd - Bill Clinton - Mike Cockrill - Daze - Michel Gondry
Wichy Hassan - Gary Indiana - Baird Jones - Jeff Koons - Donald Kuspit - Robin Leach - Dennis Miller
Glenn O’Brien - Maury Povich - Nick Zedd - and more!

music by
999999999 - Antimagic - The Battlecats - Dana Boulé - Robin Drysdale - Fur Cups For Teeth
Richie James Follin - Guignol - The Juggs - The Movies - Peelander-Z - Phillip Roebuck - The Sobs
These Are Powers - This Ambitious Orchestra - Two Star Symphony - The Willowz



Art in America: "Kostabi's slow fade makes Con Artist a better movie"

Cool Hunting: “The most intriguing documentary we saw this year”

Denver Westword: "a fascinating story about antics too zany to believe if they weren’t completely true"

Flavorpill: #5 of 10 on Required Viewing: Essential Documentaries About Famous Artists List

Hammer to Nail, Michael Tully: "breezy and funny"

The Hollywood Reporter: "an entertainingly satirical doc"

The Huffington Post: "Sladek was obviously not out to do a puff piece"

The Independent: "riveting, hilarious"

L Magazine::"an excellent documentary"

The Los Angeles Times: "a lively portrait of the enfant terrible in middle age"

New York Magazine: "an entertaining boom-era fable"

The New York Times: "an entertaining documentary portrait of one of the art world's most outrageous provocateurs"

The Oklahoma Gazette: "you’ll enjoy every awkward, outrageous minute"

Orlando Weekly: "speaks volumes about what our society considers worthy of the cultural spotlight"

Paper: "So the con game goes on. And we love it!"

Slant: "a riveting documentary"

Time Out Chicago, AA Dowd: “a cautionary tale about the reckless pursuit of celebrity”

Time Out NY: "the filmmaker gives his subject more than enough rope to hang himself"

Variety: "an entertaining reverie on the concept and addictive nature of celebrity"

The Village Voice: "Sladek's prickly documentary gets at the pitiful need and loneliness that drives fame whores"

We Are Movie Geeks: "Con Artist blew me away"

PLUG UGLY FILMS in association with OVATION, THE GROUP ENTERTAINMENT,
ACME PICTURES, ROOM 5 FILMS and NEW YORKER FILMS present CON ARTIST
co-producers MICHAEL NIGRO, DENIS JENSEN, MARK STEELE co-producer / co-executive producer PERRY GREBIN
cinematography by MICHAEL SLADEK edited by JACOB BRICCA & MICHAEL SLADEK
executive producers GILL HOLLAND, GUILHERME CAMPELLON
directed and produced by MICHAEL SLADEK