These wildly creative films range from gritty to fantastical, proving that film is indeed a form of art.

Art collector and curator Agnes Gund rocked the art world when she sold her prized artwork, Roy Lichtenstein’s “Masterpiece,” for $165 million and used to proceeds start the Art for Justice Fund, fueling a monumental effort to reform the American criminal justice system and end mass incarceration.

Maverick artist Audrey Flack is best known for the photorealist still lifes she produced in the 1960s, packed with feminine objects like perfume bottles, cakes, flowers, lipstick, and jewels. Once dismissed as frivolous, Audrey's work is now hailed as groundbreaking. At 88 years old, she remains razor-sharp and ever evolving.