Datuna Portrait of America
The award winning film documents the events of one tumultuous year, as Datuna: Portrait of America follows the compelling journey of artist David Datuna in his pursuit of cultural and artistic freedom in his adopted country, the United States. An émigré from the former USSR, the incredible trek traces his childhood dream to escape oppression and find his place in the world as an artist. The film follows his steps from: the former Soviet Republic of Georgia; daring shows challenging Putin's authority in the heart of Moscow's Red Square, to major exhibitions around the world and tens of thousands of visitors to view his artwork at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in the shadow of the US capital--and ultimately back to his homeland in Tbilisi to support Georgia's pursuit of freedom while they inch closer to the European Union. As Datuna becomes one of the first artists in the world to utilize early wearable technology in a work of contemporary art, his personal life takes a dramatic turn when the artist discovers he has stage 3 lung cancer. This remarkable story chronicles one man's quest to achieve his dreams against seemingly insurmountable obstacles and to never give up.