오손 웰즈가 남긴 사적인 그림들을 직접 보게 된 감독 마크 커즌스는 전설적인 영화감독이자 배우의 시각적 세계로 깊이 들어가서 오손 웰즈가 그 눈을 통해 직접 보고 그 손으로 직접 그리고 칠한 초상화를 공개한다. 영화는 이 20세기 쇼맨의 열정과 사상, 천재성의 힘을 생생히 살려내며 오손 웰즈라는 천재가 어떻게 현재까지 영향력을 끼치고 있는지를 탐구한다.

Orson Welles trained as an artist before he become an actor and director, and continued to draw and paint throughout his career - character sketches, storyboards, set designs, pictures of the people and places that inspired him. These artworks are a sketchbook of his life, and most have never been seen outside his family and close friends. For the first time, award-winning director Mark Cousins has been granted access to this treasure trove of imagery, to make a film about what he finds there - the story of Welles' visual thinking, never before told. An exclusive new perspective on one of the 20th century's greatest creative figures, whose art and life continue to fascinate audiences today.