Film
The Picture Taker
2022 · 1h 20m · Documentary · History
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Overview
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?
Crew
- Phil BertelsenDirector · Producer
- Lise YasuiProducer
- Philip W. HackExecutive Producer
- Lois VossenExecutive Producer
- Leslie Fields-CruzExecutive Producer
- Tony DecaneasExecutive Producer
- Eric MeolaExecutive Producer
- Robert F. KatzExecutive Producer
- Sally Jo FiferExecutive Producer
- Keith WalkerDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 27, 2022
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
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