Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

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Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer

Released Aug 2, 2013

1h 21m

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The life and work of photographer Jamel Shabazz.

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Max Nelson

Film Comment Magazine

The resulting film is low-key and, at least as far as its subject is concerned, decidedly uncritical.

Nov 4, 2013

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

"Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer" could be slicker, but it does its part in sharing in its central figure's project of recording the living history that surrounds us.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 1, 2013

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Calum Marsh

Village Voice

Ahearn works at a distinct disadvantage: Present to document the book's reception rather than its genesis, he has no direct access to the vibrant past about which his subjects reminisce, leaving him to merely coast on the iconography of Shabazz's work.

Jul 30, 2013

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Kathy Fennessy

Seattle Film Blog

On the basis of the slightly faded, if arresting images that dance across the screen, [Jamel Shabazz] was also capturing style: Kangol caps, Puma kicks, Lee jeans, Double Goose jackets, and other markers of NYC cool.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 28, 2022

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Jamie S. Rich

Oregonian

There are many potent sequences where old-school B-boys look through Shabazz's work and see friends they knew -- and sometimes lost -- a lifetime ago.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 12, 2013

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David Noh

Film Journal International

Taken in its entirety, this celebration of a pioneering visionary-who never knew that he was one at the time-is a highly worthy endeavor.

Aug 2, 2013

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Synopsis

The life and work of photographer Jamel Shabazz.

Director: Charlie Ahearn
Producer: Charlie Ahearn
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 6, 2016
Runtime: 1h 21m

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