This is a portrait of the self-taught California artist Emile Norman, who at age 90, is still working with the same passion for life, art, nature, and freedom that inspired him through seven decades of a changing art scene and turbulent times for a gay man in America. The film chronicles his independent spirit: how it developed from his early days on a ranch in the San Gabriel Valley; brought him success in New York City in the 40s and 50s; and gave him the confidence to leave the New York art scene and find freedom in Big Sur, where he and Brooks Clement, his partner of 30 years, built a house and created a haven for a circle of friends and artists that is still growing today.

Monday, 6/23/08 from 10-11 p.m. ET