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The Picture Taker

The Picture Taker

OCT 27, 2022 · 80 MIN · DIR. PHIL BERTELSEN

DocumentaryHistory

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

Director of Photography

Jerry Henry

Director of Photography

Aaron Baggett

Director of Photography

Keith Walker

Editor

Paula Heredia

Editor

Bryan Gunnar Cole

Original Music Composer

Erin O'Hara

Producer

Lise Yasui

Producer

Phil Bertelsen