Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’: Film Screening Plus Discussion on Art Forgery

In Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, The Christophers, the children of a once famous artist hire a forger to complete some unfinished, long ago abandoned canvases so they’ll have an inheritance when he dies. Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) was once a star of London’s 1960s and ‘70s pop art explosion, but he hasn’t painted in decades and has been broke for years. His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning), desperate for an inheritance, hire Lori, an art restorer and former forger (Michaela Coel), to pose as a prospective assistant in order to access eight unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in storage. Her plan is to complete them, then return them to storage, where they are to be “discovered” upon Julian’s death. Join us for this special screening of Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers. After the film, a panel of experts will explore the past, present and future of art forgery—as well as the creative process in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers’: Film Screening Plus Discussion on Art Forgery is an episode from Commonwealth Club of California Podcast by Commonwealth Club of California.

This episode is 31:16 long.

This episode was published on May 9, 2026.

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