Documentary in the Works to Find Missing JAWS Artwork - And You Can Help!

WASHINGTON, N.J. - May 21, 2013 - PRLog -- The Lost Shark: Searching for the Art of JAWS is a documentary feature that chronicles the original JAWS painting by Roger Kastel from it's meteoric rise to iconic status in pop culture to it's ultimate disappearance, as well as an effort to locate and recover this lost piece of cultural history. The film will be a fun journey through the generations of influence this image has had on all of us, while at the same time, showing how art can be mishandled by corporate America.

Many would assume that something like the original JAWS painting would be hanging above Steven Spielberg's fireplace, part of a display in the Smithsonian, or if not one of these, in the possession of it's creator. The fact is that none of these are the case. After a whirl-wind of success as the cover of the paperback release of Peter Benchley's 1974 bestseller, Roger Kastel's masterpiece was whisked away to Hollywood to be photographed for use as the movie poster for the blockbuster-in-the-making film adaptation directed by Steven Spielberg. Unfortunately, it was never seen again.

"This painting has touched so many people in so many different ways.  You can show this image to anyone around the world and they know what it is immediately," says the films director, Ralph Asbury, "It's a shame that it was never returned to the artist."

This production is being funded by the popular crowdfunding website, Kickstarter, where people can contribute to the project and enjoy a selection of rewards for their participation.

For more information and how you can participate in the documentary visit:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lunarmoth/the-lost-shark-searching-for-the-art-of-jaws

Participants will be able to chose from a variety of rewards ranging from their name in the credits, limited edition DVDs, to appearing on screen in the film!