The Picture Taker

20221h 20min

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?

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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?

Released
October 27, 2022
Runtime
1h 20min
Director
Phil Bertelsen
Genre
DocumentaryHistory
Language
English
Production
Realization Pictures, K2 Pictures, Ark Media, ITVS