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Billy Pappas spent eight years working on an intricate pencil drawing of a famous Marilyn Monroe photograph. The one person he hoped would appreciate his work was David Hockney. Kurt talks with Julie Checkoway, director of “Waiting for Hockney”, which follows Pappas’s pursuit. The documentary airs on the Sundance Channel November 23.
Billy Pappas spent eight years working on an intricate pencil drawing of a famous Marilyn Monroe photograph. The one person he hoped would appreciate his work was David Hockney. Kurt talks with Julie Checkoway, director of “Waiting for Hockney”, which follows Pappas’s pursuit. The documentary airs on the Sundance Channel November 23.