In the documentary “My Kid Could Paint That,” the filmmaker puts himself in the movie because he wants to get his feelings across about what he has observed of the little girls paintings. The director wants to tell us how he feels about the accusations that the little girls paintings are being created with help from the parents. In some ways, he is hoping to stick up for the parents and prove them innocent, but even he is having second thoughts on whether or no this little girl could create such art. The director had become so enticed by the story of the little girl, he didn’t think about the alternative possibilities: that the parents were creating these works of art.
The filmmaker says “I’d rather be stupid and not know about this kind of stuff,” referring to the idea that the little girls works were not authentic. The director wants to close his eyes on any ideas that the little girl is a fake, but he can’t, so he wants to make the film and hopefully show the innocence of the parents and the brilliance of the little girl. This documentary, “My Kid Could Paint That,” isn’t a typical film in any means. It is looking at the life of a so called “child prodigy,” who becomes a “fraud.” It goes deep inside the life of this family who is riding the fame of their daughter for all its worth. I thought it was very well done!