I like to collect things that make me feel.
Ginny Williams
THE ART WHISPERER is an intimate portrait of Ginny Williams (1927–2019), a quietly radical force who reshaped the art world from the margins. Beginning her journey at the age of 60, Williams trusted her instinct over convention, championing women artists long before institutions were ready to recognize them. Through her unwavering conviction, she helped bring lasting visibility to figures such as Louise Bourgeois, Yayoi Kusama, Joan Mitchell, Ann Hamilton, Lee Krasner, Agnes Martin, and Roni Horn.
Serving on the boards of major museums, including the Guggenheim, she used her influence to challenge entrenched biases and shift the canon from within. Today, her impact is visible across museum collections and the global art market — yet her name remains largely unknown.
Through a quiet, deeply personal lens, The Art Whisperer reveals how one woman’s intuition, courage, and belief in artists changed the course of art history.
Meet the creative team
FLEMMING FYNSK
(DIRECTOR, DP)
Flemming Fynsk started his career in TV working in London where he made documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, CNN, Discovery Channel in Britain and Arté in France and Germany.
He moved away from TV and started to write and experiment with filmmaking, mixing documentary with fictional vignettes and poems he wrote.
THE ART WHISPERER is his return to making documentaries after a decade away.
ELLE WILLIAMS
(PRODUCER)
Elle Williams is dedicated to spreading love, joy and peace in today’s world. Love Today Productions is based on Elle’s philosophy that each day is an opportunity, each child has potential to change the world and that each piece of our planet is important.
Love Today Productions works to create beauty in every moment.
The daughter of the late Ginny Williams, THE ART WHISPERER is her first film, and a love letter to her mother.