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There Are No Fakes

A painting, apparently the work of an iconic Native artist, leads the rockstar who buys it into the tragic, brutal world of an art forgery ring in Canada's far north.

Director

Jamie Kastner

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documentary, biography, crime

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N/A

Awards

4 nominations

Self

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Jonathan Sommer

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Norval Morrisseau

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Carmen Robertson

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Gerald McMaster

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Mark Anthony Jacobson

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Christian Morrisseau

Themselves

Barenaked Ladies

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Self - Retired Auctioneer

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Self - Randy Potter's Son

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Ritchie Sinclair

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Self - Indian Affairs of Canada Employee

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Self - Internet Hatemonger

Self - Internet Hatemonger

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Dallas Thompson

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Self - Owner of Painted Turtle Art Shop

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Benji Morrisseau

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Joe McLeod - Recreations

Douglas E. Davidson

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Laurent Lapensee

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Lindsay Sarazin

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Mark Richardson

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Patrick J. Carew

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Sapphire Lebrun-Prevost

Young Amanda - Recreations

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Stitch Manitowabi

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Buying an original work of
art, there's something
special about it - There Are No Fakes

Buying an original work of art, there's something speci...

Many times people come
up to me and say, - There Are No Fakes

Many times people come up to me and say,

It will be a force
that will protect whatever
situation you're in. - There Are No Fakes

It will be a force that will protect whatever situation you&...

Norval Morrisseau, they call
him the Picasso of the North. - There Are No Fakes

Norval Morrisseau, they call him the Picasso of the North.

Norval Morrisseau is a...
a spiritual supernova.
You know, a dynamo. - There Are No Fakes

Norval Morrisseau is a... a spiritual supernova. You know, a...

Where Morrisseau was
trying to lift people up, - There Are No Fakes

Where Morrisseau was trying to lift people up,

I feel in this story,
I'm-- I'm just a little like
Alice in Wonderland. - There Are No Fakes

I feel in this story, I'm-- I'm just a little like...

I went through the little door, - There Are No Fakes

I went through the little door,

Kevin Hearn all of a sudden come out of the woodwork and decided to sue. - There Are No Fakes

Kevin Hearn all of a sudden come out of the woodwork and...

He's gonna be spending a
lot of money on lawyers. But
he's got no hope in hell. - There Are No Fakes

He's gonna be spending a lot of money on lawyers. But h...

Jonathan Somner, who's his
lawyer - he's a scumbag. - There Are No Fakes

Jonathan Somner, who's his lawyer - he's a scumbag...

Part of me's just like, "Who
are these people," you know? - There Are No Fakes

Part of me's just like, "Who are these people,&quo...

Yeah this is-- this is--
this is complicated, yes. - There Are No Fakes

Yeah this is-- this is-- this is complicated, yes.

Jim White, he owns, uh,
more contested Morrisseaus - There Are No Fakes

Jim White, he owns, uh, more contested Morrisseaus

That's when I went into the
gallery, I bought my painting. - There Are No Fakes

That's when I went into the gallery, I bought my painti...

I've never seen anything like
this in my career. Very strange. - There Are No Fakes

I've never seen anything like this in my career. Very s...

The value of a Morrisseau will only rise to what it was - There Are No Fakes

The value of a Morrisseau will only rise to what it was

Norval Morrisseau has huge
significance - he's really a
trail-blazer. - There Are No Fakes

Norval Morrisseau has huge significance - he's really a...

He's one of our most successful Indigenous artists ever. - There Are No Fakes

He's one of our most successful Indigenous artists...

His significance obviously
expands globally, - There Are No Fakes

His significance obviously expands globally,

--to the reports of, uh,
Marc Chagall and Picasso - There Are No Fakes

--to the reports of, uh, Marc Chagall and Picasso

He's the first
contemporary Indigenous artist - There Are No Fakes

He's the first contemporary Indigenous artist

It's Norval
Morrisseau, a 31-year-old
Ojibwe painter - There Are No Fakes

It's Norval Morrisseau, a 31-year-old Ojibwe painter

Copper Thunderbird. - There Are No Fakes

Copper Thunderbird.

It's, uh-- - There Are No Fakes

His work is so unusual, it
is, uh, representational - There Are No Fakes

His work is so unusual, it is, uh, representational

The art public was really
amazed with the idea - There Are No Fakes

The art public was really amazed with the idea

Every woman in the room was
attracted to Morrisseau, - There Are No Fakes

Every woman in the room was attracted to Morrisseau,

His art was very much
about his culture, - There Are No Fakes

His art was very much about his culture,

Well, I do see Morrisseau
as an art star. - There Are No Fakes

Well, I do see Morrisseau as an art star.

He was the first
First Nations artist - There Are No Fakes

He was the first First Nations artist

But the people who are receptive
to it, immediately they say,
"Wow. - There Are No Fakes

But the people who are receptive to it, immediately they say...

Far out." - There Are No Fakes

Miskwaabik Animikii, Cooper
Thunderbird, uh-- grandfather,
uh, mishoomis. - There Are No Fakes

Miskwaabik Animikii, Cooper Thunderbird, uh-- grandfather, u...

He's the founder,
man, he's the godfather of what
we do, man. - There Are No Fakes

He's the founder, man, he's the godfather of what ...

First you would drive me down to
the pits of the bottom of hell
by your missionaries, - There Are No Fakes

First you would drive me down to the pits of the bottom of h...

He really understood the force
and the power that he had, and--
and played with that. - There Are No Fakes

He really understood the force and the power that he had, an...

In the same way he was really
pushing art in new directions, - There Are No Fakes

In the same way he was really pushing art in new directions,

This booth is, uh, showcasing
Norval Morrisseau and
Christian Morrisseau artwork. - There Are No Fakes

This booth is, uh, showcasing Norval Morrisseau and Christia...

We have original pieces, we have
serigraphs, regular prints,
T-shirts, for that matter. - There Are No Fakes

We have original pieces, we have serigraphs, regular prints,...

We're here just to show him off and, uh, hopefully attract
people to his work. - There Are No Fakes

We're here just to show him off and, uh, hopefully...

There are all these claims - There Are No Fakes

There are all these claims

It's hard to believe, you
know, and I-- you know, it's-- - There Are No Fakes

It's hard to believe, you know, and I-- you know, it�...

But at the bottom line, the very bottom line, - There Are No Fakes

But at the bottom line, the very bottom line,

Basically, as of right now,
that's all they are considered
to be - accusations. - There Are No Fakes

Basically, as of right now, that's all they are conside...

'Cause nothing has been proven
in a court of law. - There Are No Fakes

'Cause nothing has been proven in a court of law.

The painting I bought in
2005 from Joe McLeod - There Are No Fakes

The painting I bought in 2005 from Joe McLeod

Before I bought the painting,
I'd read in the papers and I'd
read online, "Be careful," - There Are No Fakes

Before I bought the painting, I'd read in the papers an...

The gallery was called Maslak
McLeod. It was in Yorkville. - There Are No Fakes

The gallery was called Maslak McLeod. It was in Yorkville.

Not only did he have Morrisseau paintings, - There Are No Fakes

Not only did he have Morrisseau paintings,

And so I thought, "Oh, okay,
this is a safe place." - There Are No Fakes

And so I thought, "Oh, okay, this is a safe place."...

Twenty thousand was the price. - There Are No Fakes

Twenty thousand was the price.

Since 1995, I've been with
the Barenaked Ladies. - There Are No Fakes

Since 1995, I've been with the Barenaked Ladies.

We've sold over fifteen
million records. - There Are No Fakes

We've sold over fifteen million records.

We also did the theme song for
the Big Bang Theory show. - There Are No Fakes

We also did the theme song for the Big Bang Theory show.

So twenty grand at that time
wasn't-- wasn't a huge
deal for me. - There Are No Fakes

So twenty grand at that time wasn't-- wasn't a hug...

The AGO,
the Art Gallery of Ontario, - There Are No Fakes

The AGO, the Art Gallery of Ontario,

The Spirit
Energy was one of the-- the
larger pieces in the show. - There Are No Fakes

The Spirit Energy was one of the-- the larger pieces in the ...

"Kevin, I have bad news, we had
to take your painting down. - There Are No Fakes

"Kevin, I have bad news, we had to take your painting d...

Gerald McMaster, who was
the head curator of Canadian Art
at the time, - There Are No Fakes

Gerald McMaster, who was the head curator of Canadian Art at...

And Joe said, "Kevin, if I give
you your money back, - There Are No Fakes

And Joe said, "Kevin, if I give you your money back,

I felt, "Okay. This guy ripped
me off, and he's probably ripped
a lot of people off." - There Are No Fakes

I felt, "Okay. This guy ripped me off, and he's pr...

Everything Joe stood for
was his love of art - There Are No Fakes

Everything Joe stood for was his love of art

He didn't look to gain
financially - There Are No Fakes

He didn't look to gain financially

Yeah, Joe sold,
uh, Morrisseau's art, - There Are No Fakes

Yeah, Joe sold, uh, Morrisseau's art,

And-- and yes, he was also
somebody who was trying to earn
a living selling art, - There Are No Fakes

And-- and yes, he was also somebody who was trying to earn a...

The only way for me to
now continue my conversation
with Joe - There Are No Fakes

The only way for me to now continue my conversation with Joe

Kevin Hearn is a very, uh, - There Are No Fakes

Kevin Hearn is a very, uh,

They threatened that if I
couldn't prove it, they would
come after me. - There Are No Fakes

They threatened that if I couldn't prove it, they would...

Because his case was in the
paper, because of who he is, - There Are No Fakes

Because his case was in the paper, because of who he is,

You can look at this case
as being a simple tale about a
single painting that's fake. - There Are No Fakes

You can look at this case as being a simple tale about a sin...

But to tell the story of
how that happened, you have to
get into a much bigger story. - There Are No Fakes

But to tell the story of how that happened, you have to get ...

Kevin Hearn wanted to find out
the truth - There Are No Fakes

Kevin Hearn wanted to find out the truth

This is where I lived a hell
every day for years. - There Are No Fakes

This is where I lived a hell every day for years.

Before I went and met Joe McLeod, I asked him in writing, - There Are No Fakes

Before I went and met Joe McLeod, I asked him in writing,

So Joe McLeod, uh, gave me a
list of provenance, - There Are No Fakes

So Joe McLeod, uh, gave me a list of provenance,

Rolf Schneider, an art collector, well-known in the Thunder Bay area, - There Are No Fakes

Rolf Schneider, an art collector, well-known in the Thunder...

Robert Voss doesn't exist. - There Are No Fakes

Robert Voss doesn't exist.

So now we have this provenance
that is rubbish. - There Are No Fakes

So now we have this provenance that is rubbish.

I believe Joe genuinely
believed the sources, - There Are No Fakes

I believe Joe genuinely believed the sources,

At some point, somewhere,
somehow, there were a grouping
of paintings. - There Are No Fakes

At some point, somewhere, somehow, there were a grouping of ...

The timeframe when they were painted appears to be in the mid to late '70s. - There Are No Fakes

The timeframe when they were painted appears to be in the...

And some of that, what I'll call
species of paintings, were not
very well done. - There Are No Fakes

And some of that, what I'll call species of paintings, ...

And the source of these
paintings are in dispute. - There Are No Fakes

And the source of these paintings are in dispute.

After we filed our statement of claim and served it on Mr. McLeod, - There Are No Fakes

After we filed our statement of claim and served it on Mr....

And the defense talked
about Randy Potter - There Are No Fakes

And the defense talked about Randy Potter

I believe that that
painting of Kevin Hearn's - There Are No Fakes

I believe that that painting of Kevin Hearn's

I actually sold that painting to
Joe McLeod, - There Are No Fakes

I actually sold that painting to Joe McLeod,

I think I got a deal. 20,000.
What a steal. - There Are No Fakes

I think I got a deal. 20,000. What a steal.

In pursuing this litigation,
that cost to Kevin's has been
several times - There Are No Fakes

In pursuing this litigation, that cost to Kevin's has b...

There Are No Fakes poster

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A painting, apparently the work of an iconic Native artist, leads the rockstar who buys it into the tragic, brutal world of an art forgery ring in Canada's far north.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jamie Kastner

Writer: Jamie Kastner

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, biography, crime

Year: 2019

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 Apr 2019

Awards: 4 nominations

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