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The film is a portrait of an artist who has worked long and steady, gained recognition, and continues on. It should interest fans of art, those interested in intersections of jazz and art, and the point of view of an African American articulating some of his view son art.

Charles Martin directed and co-produced A Brush With Success. Producer Mark Hammond has many directing and producing credits including Johnny Was, a feature film whose stars include Vinnie Jones, Eriq LaSalle, Samantha Mumba, Patrick Bergin, Lennox Lewis and Roger Daltry.

Along with being Associate Professor and Chair of Comparative Literature at Queens College-City University of New York, Martin is also a photographer whose work is part of museum, public and corporate collections including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Museum of the City of New York, the Center for Photography at Woodstock and the Walter Heun Collection (administered by Leica Camera, Inc.). Publications include the New York Times and Black Renaissance.

A Brush with Success