21 minutes with a woman who spent 60 years making plants look scandalous.
A fascinating insight into the life and works of photographer Imogen Cunningham. Coming into public attention around 1910, she was celebrated in the late sixties through awards, honorary degrees and exhibitions. Her photos are looked at from three focal points: nature, portraits and figure studies.
Direction
Korty lets the images breathe—no frantic cuts, just reverence.
Production
1970 footage of a 1910s rebel, time-traveling through film stock.
Director
John Korty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cunningham was 87 during filming and still shooting daily; she lived to 93.
This short arrived right as feminist art historians were rediscovering forgotten women—Cunningham became their poster child for 'overlooked genius.'
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