
Automorphosislooksintothemindsandheartsofadelightfulcollectionofeccentrics,visionariesandjustplainfolkswhohavetransformedtheirautosintoartworks.<br/> Onahumorousandtouchingjourney,wediscoverwhatdrivesthecreativeprocessfortheseunconventionalcharacters.Andintheend,wefindthatanartcarhasthepowertochangeus--toalterourviewofourincreasinglyhomogeneousworld.<br/> <br/> Subjectsfeaturedinclude:HarrodBlankandhisCameraVan;world-renownedspoon-benderUriGellerandhisfork-and-spoon-covered“PeaceCar”;HowardDavis’s“TelephoneCar,”anobsession-driventelephonecollection;andLeonardKnight,areligiousfolkartistwhohaspaintedhisvehiclesaswellasmostofanentiremountaininthedesertasatestamenttohisfaith.<br/> Weavinghisowntaleamidsttheothers,Blank,asnarrator,isthegluethatbindsthesevibrantportraits.<br/> <br/> ThisfilmlooksatthequirkyAmericansub-cultureof“outsider,”orfolk,artistswhotransformaniconicAmericanconceit—thecarandtheroad—intouniquemodesofbothexpressionandtransportation.

