Oad alustas oma kunstnikurada alles peale Eestist põgenemist ning on iseõppinud maalija. Tema stiil on naivistlik ja ta tööd on hinnas just Kihnu maastiku ja eluviisi üksikasjaliku kajastamise poolest. Jaan Oad suri aastal 1984, kuid meile jääb temast Soosaare film.
Jaan Oad (1899 -1984) was born on Kihnu Island and, like most young men from Kihnu, worked on ships. He escaped Soviet persecution in 1944 and settled in Toronto where he took up painting. Although selftaught, he is considered Estonia's pre-eminent naïve painters. Mark Soosaar, this year's moderator, has spent much time documenting the Kihnu way of life and for this film, came to Toronto to document Jaan Oad's style and process.
