A Portrait of a Postman (Boulder International Film Festival)
Saturday, Apr. 11 · 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm Longmont Museum 400 Quail Rd., Longmont, CO 80501
The Museum welcomes the Boulder International Film Festival back to our Stewart Auditorium for three glorious days featuring a wide variety of films from local, national and international filmmakers. For full program and festival information, please visit the Boulder International Film Festival website.
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A Portrait of a Postman
US, Feature Documentary, 89 minutes, 2025
A Portrait of a Postman is the astonishing true story of Kermit Oliver, a reclusive genius who spent decades working the graveyard shift at a Texas post office, while secretly creating masterpieces that would hang in the Smithsonian and designing million-dollar scarves for Hermès. His colleagues never knew they stood beside one of the greatest living American artists. Oliver’s life seemed destined for legend — until a tragic murder derailed everything, pushing him further into the shadows. Stranger than fiction yet profoundly human, this documentary unravels the mystery of a man whose brilliance was hidden in plain sight, ensuring that history will finally place him where he belongs — alongside Warhol, Pollock and the greats.
Directed by Chris Charles Scott
Produced by Joe Martin, Lisa Adams Odom, Uma Sanasaryan
Chris Charles Scott in person.
