
The Picture Taker(2022)
1h 20m2022-10-27
DocumentaryHistory
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?
- Director:
- Phil Bertelsen
- Producers:
- Phil Bertelsen, Lise Yasui
- Cinematographer:
- Keith Walker
- Composer:
- Erin O'Hara
- Production:
- Realization Pictures, K2 Pictures, Ark Media, ITVS
- Status:
- Released








































