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The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography

The camera is magic
Jun 30, 2017 · 1h 16m
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Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For the next 35 years, she captures the 'surfaces' of those who visit her studio: families, Beat poets, rock stars, and Harvard notables. As pictures begin to fade and her retirement looms, Dorfman gives Errol Morris an inside tour of her backyard archive.

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Elsa Dorfman
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Errol Morris
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Directed by Errol Morris

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$125,227
Production
Fourth Floor Productions, Moxie Pictures
Country
US
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