F for Franco

Themes and Variations on Art, Identity and the Culture Industry

With books, art shows, and director credits on his resume, one cannot call James Franco an actor and leave it at that. In an unconventional examination of his inspiration and creative process for many works that may be unknown to--or dismissed by--critics and the general public, author, art theorist, and filmmaker Francisco J. Ricardo discusses and presents, with James Franco, some of the films and art projects that lie outside the realm of the feature films for which Franco is famous.