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The Picture Taker

20220.0 / 1080 min

Documentary, History

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?

Cast

Crew

Phil Bertelsen

Director

Lise Yasui

Producer

Sally Jo Fifer

Executive Producer

Lois Vossen

Executive Producer

Leslie Fields-Cruz

Executive Producer

Tony Decaneas

Executive Producer

Eric Meola

Executive Producer

Robert F. Katz

Executive Producer

Philip W. Hack

Executive Producer

Phil Bertelsen

Producer

Paula Heredia

Editor

Bryan Gunnar Cole

Editor

Jerry Henry

Director of Photography

Aaron Baggett

Director of Photography

Keith Walker

Director of Photography

Sam Pollard

Editorial Consultant

Rachel Dretzin

Editorial Consultant

Betsy West

Editorial Consultant

Erin O'Hara

Original Music Composer