Henri Cartier-Bresson completed just six documentaries during his legendary career. But they are significant additions to his body of work that also shed insight into his photographic practice.
Category Archives: Film
Binge-Worthy #9: Another Day In Paradise (Larry Clark, 1998)
Larry Clark’s second feature film portrays the highs and lows of life on the margins from an insider’s perspective.
Binge-Worthy #8: Stranded In Canton (William Eggleston, 1974/2005)
William Eggleston’s lone foray into filmmaking, Stranded in Canton is an understated, unassuming, and unforgettable Southern Gothic masterpiece.
Binge-Worthy Interlude: Alec Soth – On Filmmaking and Photography
Magnum photographer Alec Soth’s recent YouTube talks compare and contrast the photographic and filmmaking processes.
Binge-Worthy #7: The Learning Tree (Gordon Parks, 1969)
Gordon Parks’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age movie The Learning Tree explores complex social and racial issues in ways that continue to resonate.
Binge-Worthy #6½: The Films of Man Ray (Part 2)
The conclusion of a two-part series exploring Man Ray’s “cinepoems”.
Binge-Worthy #6: The Films of Man Ray (Part 1)
In the 1920s, utilizing the alternative photographic processes that he pioneered, Man Ray made a handful of short films that helped lay the foundation for avant-garde filmmaking.
Binge-Worthy #5½: I Need A Ride To California (Morris Engel, 1968)
On the heels of The Little Fugitive, we take a look at Morris Engel’s long-lost, recently restored 1968 feature film, which chronicles the experiences of a free-spirited young woman immersed in the East Village counterculture scene.
Binge-Worthy #5: The Little Fugitive (Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin, 1953)
At the start of the 1950s, Photo League members Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin made a low-budget independent feature called The Little Fugitive using a small, custom-built portable 35mm camera. Their unassuming and charming debut as filmmakers went on to have an unexpected and considerable influence on the film world.
Binge-Worthy #4: In The Street (Helen Levitt, 1948)
In the Street is a sensitively observed slice-of-life portrait of Spanish Harlem shot in 1948 and released in the early 1950s. Acclaimed street photographer Helen Levitt collaborated on the film with her sister-in-law, painter Janice Loeb, and author James Agee, who wrote the text for Now Let Us Praise Famous Men.
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