Something To Entertain You:
The Art & Life of Karen & Tony Barone
Karen & Tony Barone are two artists you will never forget! They inspire you to see art in a different light. Everything - from their car, clothes and even food - is art. The Barones are on a personal mission to entertain the world through their art.
Something to Entertain You, an independent documentary by Jon and Mary Orlin, takes you on a colorful and magical journey through the art and lives of this husband and wife team. For decades, they have been creating unique, clever and memorable art in various forms and mediums.
Their sculptural works are instantly recognizable. While they are known throughout the Palm Springs, California area for dozens of larger than life aluminum sculptures of rabbits, dogs and superheroes that dot the Coachella Valley, there is MUCH more to their compelling and joyful story.
After more than 70 days of filming and dozens of interviews over several years, the documentary is nearing completion of the post production editing phase. We are excited to share the Barones' art, intense love for each other and numerous behind the scenes stories.
Jon Orlin was an Executive Producer at CNN for many news programs during his 14 years at the network. He later Co-Founded Yahoo's FinanceVision and later Yahoo! Studios. Jon also ran the video department at TechCrunch. His documentary "The Old Bartender Blues" is available on Amazon Prime.
Mary Orlin is a James Beard and Emmy Award-winning TV producer and wine journalist, and is currently the co-host of the podcast Sip Sip Hooray! She created and was the executive producer of the award-winning NBC TV show In Wine Country, where she produced many short documentary stories. Mary started her TV journalism career at CNN, where she produced travel, food and wine stories. She is thrilled to share the Barones' story through the film Something To Entertain You, because Karen and Tony’s art brings people joy.
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