Chet Zar

En 2029, un groupe d'astronautes entraîne sur la station orbitale Oberon des singes pour remplacer l'homme dans des explorations spatiales à haut risque. Suite à la réception d'étranges signaux, les astronautes envoient le chimpanzé Pericles afin d'en connaître l'origine. Toutes les communications entre le primate et la station sont subitement interrompues et le vaisseau disparaît des radars. Désobéissant à ses supérieurs, Leo Davidson embarque dans un des vaisseaux expérimentaux pour aller porter secours à Pericles. Tout comme lui, il perd le contrôle des commandes et s'écrase dans les marais d'une forêt tropicale. L'intrépide pilote voit alors un groupe d'humains affolés foncer droit sur lui, et se fait capturer par des chimpanzés parlants. Qu'est-il arrivé sur cette planète pour que des singes en viennent à dominer la race humaine ?

I Like to Paint Monsters examines the life and career of Chet Zar, Painter of Dark. Zar is known for his work as a Special FX artist on Hellboy and Hellboy II, among many other Hollywood blockbusters, as well as his music video and live performance work with the world renowned band TOOL. After becoming disheartened with the film industry, Zar 'followed his bliss' and began painting monsters for a living. A forerunner of the Dark Art movement, Zar tackles difficult social situations with his enigmatic and iconic artwork! Enter an all-encompassing and introspective view of Zar's worlds. Sometimes gruesome, periodically funny, but always thought provoking, Zar's art is at once as enigmatic as it is frightening. But what about the man behind the paintbrush? Who is Chet Zar and why does he like to paint monsters? This is the primary question at the heart of the documentary.

By giving meaning to each and every mark on his sculptures, artist Kazuhiro gives meaning to his own life. Experiencing what is behind every wrinkle of time on the human face, transforms a superficial mask into a window to the soul.