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-ABOUT THE FILM
-THE TEAM
-DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT
-ILONA'S STORY
-TRAILER
-FISCAL SUPPORT
-PRAISE
WANDERLUST
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ILONA, UPSTAIRS: ILONA'S STORY
Ilona R. Smithkin
Ilona has done everything in her 80 plus years, and yet she still experiences everything anew, much like a child. Born in Poland, raised in Berlin, Ilona came of age studying art in Belgium and then fled from the Nazis with her family in 1938.
When she arrived in New York City, she struggled but was finally discovered and rose to prominence, painting portraits of celebrities and artists like Tennessee Williams, Ethel Merman, Ayn Rand and Senator and Mrs. Edward Kennedy.
In the early 70’s Ilona pioneered the instructional painting genre on PBS. Today she travels throughout the southern U.S. teaching art and teaching life. She has rebuilt her life.
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