George Anthony Morton paints his mother. Paints his brother. Paints his sister, partner, nephew. Paints himself. We’re by his side as he paints.

In an inspiring HBO documentary, the classical painter George Anthony Morton reviews his past of hardship and incarceration

“Master of Light” is about the rebuilding of a life rather than the destruction of one. As Morton instructs his young nephew, “I am not what has happened to me, but what I choose to become.”

The painter George Anthony Morton, who spent his 20s in prison on a drug conviction, is the subject of this documentary coming to HBO Max.

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.

SXSW: Rosa Ruth Boesten's Grand Jury Award winner for documentary feature is a harrowing and important film.