Return to Departure: The Biography of a Painting (or, Watching Pigment Dry and Other Realisms) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kirk Tougas and released in 1986."Film pays tribute to painter Chi O'Farrell". Vancouver Sun, November 15, 1986. The film centres on painter Chi O'Farrell, documenting his process from start to finish of creating his painting "Return to Departure","Brush with fame". Vancouver Sun, September 24, 1987. against a soundtrack consisting largely of radio talk and music with some narration by O'Farrell about his own thoughts on the painting.Amnon Buchbinder, "Kirk Tougas's Return to Departure". Cinema Canada, October 1986. pp. 37-38.
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 8th Genie Awards in 1987.Greg Quill, "Decline rises to top Genie nominations". Toronto Star, February 5, 1987.
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Return to Departure: The Biography of a Painting at the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre