One Bad Cat (2008)

"The Reverend Albert Wagner Story"
Audience Score
42
One Bad Cat
ONE BAD CAT is about the transformative role art plays in the tumultuous life of 82 yearold AfricanAmerican renowned outsider artist Reverend Albert Wagner He has been a lightening rod for controversy his entire life Racism ego and lust led him to the brink of ruin Miraculously turned onto religion at age 50 he was inspired by God to paint and become a famous artist for a mostly White clientele From a racist Southern upbringing in his later years his artwork railed against the lifestyles of members of the AfricanAmerican community which created as many detractors as champions Near the films conclusion an ailing Albert comes to terms with his checkered past Was Alberts penitence real and did he achieve redemption through his art