Acclaimed HBO film paints the life of a Kansas City native — from prison to artist

The Kansas City Star

The film begins with Kansas City native George Anthony Morton creating paintings in the style of classic artists like Rembrandt. And then it quickly segues to a scene showing him bonding his mother out of the Johnson County jail in Olathe. Those opposing forces are the running theme in the new 90-minute documentary “Master of Light” — that push to escape a tumultuous Kansas City upbringing and the pull that threatens to draw Morton back into chaos.