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200679 minGdocumentary

In Dreams Awake

200679 minGdocumentary

William Joseph Petrie painted scenes featuring screaming angels, talking cows, and drag queens while living as a tobacco farmer in rural Kentucky.

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William Joseph Petrie painted scenes featuring screaming angels, talking cows, and drag queens while living as a tobacco farmer in rural Kentucky.

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William Joseph Petrie, a painter from rural Kentucky, created vivid images of screaming angels, talking cows, and drag queens. His work also features cowboys, Elvis, and scenes of sacred solitude. Petrie, who was a tobacco farmer and political activist, lived openly as a gay man in the bluegrass region. In Dreams Awake presents his life and art, capturing the essence of his creative spirit and the diverse subjects that inspired him. The film runs for 79 minutes and was released in 2006.

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