The Picture Taker

202280 minEnglish

Directed by

Phil Bertelsen

Synopsis

From his Memphis studio, Ernest Withers’ nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by decades of secret FBI service revealed only after his death. Was he a friend of the civil rights community, or enemy—or both?

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Philadelphia International Film Festival 2022

Cast and Crew

Cinematographer: Keith Walker, Aaron Baggett

Editors: Paula Heredia, Bryan Gunnar Cole

Composer: Erin O'Hara

Producers: Leslie Fields-Cruz, Phil Bertelsen, Lois Vossen

Production: Realization Pictures, K2 Pictures, Ark Media, ITVS

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