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A Photographic Memory

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A daughter attempts to piece together a portrait of her mother, an avant-garde journalist and a woman she never knew. Uncovering the vast archive Sheila Turner-Seed produced, including lost interviews with iconic photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, and Lisette Model, the film explores memory, legacy and stories left untold.
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Carlos Aguilar Variety Beyond the wealth of resources at her disposal, it’s the consistently meta and thematically relevant formal ingenuity Seed shrewdly deploys that make her debut a sumptuous piece of nonfiction. May 3, 2024 Full Review Robert Daniels RogerEbert.com Seed’s elusive film is a haunting portrait—nimble in execution and startling in its poignancy—that introduces her mother to a new generation. Mar 10, 2024 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru A poignant and illuminating journey. Nov 17, 2024 Full Review Marc Glassman POV Magazine A Photographic Memory is an intimate film, replete with memories of a woman who was an intrepid journalist, capable documentary photographer and fine essayist. Jun 26, 2024 Full Review Alan Zilberman Washington City Paper If this film leaves us wanting to know about the filmmaker and her subject, there must be solace in how its bittersweet lack of resolution mirrors anyone who attempts to make sense of loss. Jun 13, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis A daughter attempts to piece together a portrait of her mother, an avant-garde journalist and a woman she never knew. Uncovering the vast archive Sheila Turner-Seed produced, including lost interviews with iconic photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, and Lisette Model, the film explores memory, legacy and stories left untold.
Director
Rachel Elizabeth Seed
Producer
Rachel Elizabeth Seed, Danielle Varga, Matthew Perniciaro, Michael Sherman, Sigrid Jonsson Dyekjær
Production Co
Bow and Arrow Entertainment, CapaRiva Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 27m