

Documentary
Cavedigger
Underground. Under the radar. Underappreciated.
Ra Paulette digs cathedral-like, 'eighth wonder of the world' art caves into the sandstone cliffs of Northern New Mexico. Each creation takes years to complete, and each is a masterwork. But patrons who have commissioned caves have cut off nearly all of his projects due to artistic differences. Fed up, Ra has chosen to forego all commissions to create his own Magnum Opus, a massive 10-year project.
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CinemaSerf
7/102/14/2026
One of his clients describes him as the sandstone equivalent of a cocaine addict and watching the now sixty-five year old Ra Paulette excavate and decorate his caves entirely from scratch, that seems quite an apt description. Using a startling lack of technology, he sets about creating intricately designed structures that are like sand castles, only in reverse. These go downwards. It’s fair to say that this man is self-motivated and so some of his commissioners have been less than impressed with his more individualistic approach to his work (on their land, and/or with their cash), but he seems to always have been able to retain a degree of friendship even if the project wasn’t quite completed on schedule or at all. I must admit that watching this, I did wonder what might happen to his crea
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