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Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere

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Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere documents the firsthand stories of photographer Steve Schapiro along with his vast archive of iconic images. Over six decades, Schapiro bore witness to some of the most significant social and cultural moments in modern American history. Schapiro began his photojournalism career by documenting addiction in East Harlem and then traveling on his own to Arkansas to photograph migrant workers in 1961. His photo series on migrants was published in the Catholic magazine Jubilee. The New York Times saw the article and used one of Schapiro's photos for the cover of their magazine. Schapiro then went on to work for Life, Look, Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated, People, and Paris Match. Throughout his career, Schapiro photographed such notable people as Andy Warhol, Muhammed Ali, David Bowie, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, Rosa Parks, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, Bill Evans, and Samuel Beckett among countless others. He documented Robert F. Kennedy's last Christmas with his family and captured key images of the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1970s, as picture magazines like Look folded, Schapiro shifted his attention to film. With major motion picture companies as his clients, Schapiro produced advertising materials, publicity stills, and posters for such notable films as The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Midnight Cowboy, Chinatown, and even Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Schapiro later returned to his primary interests: photojournalism and social justice. Shot shortly before his passing in 2022, Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere is a loving tribute to a man who was the quintessential "fly on the wall," waiting for moments to unfold and capturing them with a naturalism and skill that's nothing short of dazzling.
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Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review Dec 5
3/4
Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere elegantly profiles an artist who was at the crossroads of culture, news, and humanity, and it’s nearly as memorable as the man himself. Go to Full Review Jaylan Salah Geek Vibes Nation Dec 2
6.5/10
Schapiro has been a true icon in every sense of the word, but Smith’s film, though too much at times, paints an empathetic, heartwarming portrait of an exceptional man whose brilliance can’t be replicated. Go to Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots Nov 15
An absorbing look at an artist who captured history by showing up, staying curious, and really seeing the world. Go to Full Review April Neale AWFJ.org Nov 13
Schapiro seems almost mythic in his Zelig-like ability to be present at the turning points of American culture. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Maura Smith

Director

Steve Schapiro

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Dick Hansen

Producer

Theophilus Donoghue

Producer

Rob Friedman

Executive Producer

Sidney Ganis

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Synopsis Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere documents the firsthand stories of photographer Steve Schapiro along with his vast archive of iconic images. Over six decades, Schapiro bore witness to some of the most significant social and cultural moments in modern American history. Schapiro began his photojournalism career by documenting addiction in East Harlem and then traveling on his own to Arkansas to photograph migrant workers in 1961. His photo series on migrants was published in the Catholic magazine Jubilee. The New York Times saw the article and used one of Schapiro's photos for the cover of their magazine. Schapiro then went on to work for Life, Look, Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Sports Illustrated, People, and Paris Match. Throughout his career, Schapiro photographed such notable people as Andy Warhol, Muhammed Ali, David Bowie, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, Rosa Parks, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, Bill Evans, and Samuel Beckett among countless others. He documented Robert F. Kennedy's last Christmas with his family and captured key images of the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1970s, as picture magazines like Look folded, Schapiro shifted his attention to film. With major motion picture companies as his clients, Schapiro produced advertising materials, publicity stills, and posters for such notable films as The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Midnight Cowboy, Chinatown, and even Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Schapiro later returned to his primary interests: photojournalism and social justice. Shot shortly before his passing in 2022, Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere is a loving tribute to a man who was the quintessential "fly on the wall," waiting for moments to unfold and capturing them with a naturalism and skill that's nothing short of dazzling.
Director
Maura Smith
Producer
Dick Hansen, Theophilus Donoghue
Distributor
Abramorama
Production Co
Sassafras Magellan Productions
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 14, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 11m