Martha: A Picture Story

Name: Martha: A Picture Story
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Released: March 16, 2021
Duration: 82 min
Cast: Colin Cassidy, Martha Cooper

2021

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Utopia | Release Date (Streaming): March 16, 2021 | TV-14

Starring: Colin Cassidy, Martha Cooper

Summary: In 1970s New York, Martha Cooper captured the birth of the global graffiti art movement. Decades later, she is celebrated as an icon, and at 75 years of age she continues to document not only the dynamic street art and graffiti movement but has also produced decades of photographs that capture the humanity and joy of people living on theIn 1970s New York, Martha Cooper captured the birth of the global graffiti art movement. Decades later, she is celebrated as an icon, and at 75 years of age she continues to document not only the dynamic street art and graffiti movement but has also produced decades of photographs that capture the humanity and joy of people living on the fringes of society, within subcultures that, if not for Martha, would remain unseen.… Expand

Director: Selina Miles

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 82 min

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Kimber Myers

Mar 18, 2021

The vibrant, absolutely vital documentary “Martha: A Picture Story” introduces audiences to the now-septuagenarian photographer as she’s suiting up for a night out, strapping on a backpack with her camera to tag along with taggers, keen for the perfect shot and to avoid getting caught. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Mar 16, 2021

The film does a fair job of explaining Cooper’s temperament. (An editor who tried to assign her to photograph pollen for National Geographic found that wasn’t a great fit.) Ultimately, though, the photos are the thing. A conventional biographical portrait almost feels redundant. Cooper has already documented her own life story Read full review

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