The True Meaning of Pictures
The True Meaning of Pictures addresses the issue of representation in documentary photography by examining the work of American photographer Shelby Lee Adams. This documentary seeks to spend time with the subjects of Adams' work, in order to get to know them better and address the controversy and response Adams' photographs generate, which involves the politics of representation. Both strands of the film will combine to explore the larger-- and also self-reflexive-- issue of whether it is possible to "document" a community. The emotional intention is to compel viewers to move beyond voyeurism into empathy, so that by the end of the film they will feel authentically connected to people with whom they assume they have nothing in common.
Monday, April 13, 2009 09:00PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:00AM, 02:00AM
Saturday, April 18, 2009 08:00PM, 11:00PM
Sunday, April 19, 2009 12:00PM
John Powers
The True Meaning of Pictures addresses the issue of representation in documentary photography by examining the work of American photographer Shelby Lee Adams. This documentary seeks to spend time with the subjects of Adams' work, in order to get to know them better and address the controversy and response Adams' photographs generate, which involves the politics of representation. Both strands of the film will combine to explore the larger-- and also self-reflexive-- issue of whether it is possible to "document" a community. The emotional intention is to compel viewers to move beyond voyeurism into empathy, so that by the end of the film they will feel authentically connected to people with whom they assume they have nothing in common.
Monday, April 13, 2009 09:00PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:00AM, 02:00AM
Saturday, April 18, 2009 08:00PM, 11:00PM
Sunday, April 19, 2009 12:00PM
John Powers
