The B-Side -
A low-key Errol Morris documentary - an anti-Fog of War, if you will - that's no less interesting that's about his friend and colleague Elsa Dorfman (R.I.P.), a photographer who championed Polaroid film. Very much a love letter to photography - particularly film photography - it's bound to make photography experts and enthusiasts appreciate the medium even more and amateurs want to explore it further. I also like how the movie explores what we lost when film photography lost the war to digital, namely how we lost imperfections, human touches, what have you like black bars and chemical stains that Dorfman made into her trademarks. It's also a joy simply to listen to hear Dorfman talk about her career and the people it let her associate with like Allen Ginsburg, who ended up being one of her best friends. Again, Dorfman is no Robert McNamara or Steve Bannon (thank God for that), but the movie proves that Errol Morris doesn't need to have someone who makes their kind of headlines as his subject to craft a compelling documentary.
A low-key Errol Morris documentary - an anti-Fog of War, if you will - that's no less interesting that's about his friend and colleague Elsa Dorfman (R.I.P.), a photographer who championed Polaroid film. Very much a love letter to photography - particularly film photography - it's bound to make photography experts and enthusiasts appreciate the medium even more and amateurs want to explore it further. I also like how the movie explores what we lost when film photography lost the war to digital, namely how we lost imperfections, human touches, what have you like black bars and chemical stains that Dorfman made into her trademarks. It's also a joy simply to listen to hear Dorfman talk about her career and the people it let her associate with like Allen Ginsburg, who ended up being one of her best friends. Again, Dorfman is no Robert McNamara or Steve Bannon (thank God for that), but the movie proves that Errol Morris doesn't need to have someone who makes their kind of headlines as his subject to craft a compelling documentary.
Last edited by Torgo; 04-21-21 at 11:11 AM.