The Picture Taker

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The Picture Taker (2022)

Directed by Phil Bertelsen

Documentary, History · 1h 20m

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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Crew

Director
Phil Bertelsen
Director of Photography
Keith Walker, Aaron Baggett, Jerry Henry
Original Music Composer
Erin O'Hara
Editor
Paula Heredia, Bryan Gunnar Cole
Producer
Phil Bertelsen, Lise Yasui

Details

Release date
2022-10-27
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Documentary, History
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Realization Pictures, K2 Pictures, Ark Media, ITVS