Filmography: _Documentary: _The True Meaning of Pictures

shelby lee adams' appalachia
the true meaning of pictures

> Film Info

Documentary

2004

Colour

52 Minutes

> Distributors

Rhombus Media [Can./Intl.]
Docurama [Intl.]

Exploring the politics of representation in the controversial photographs of Shelby Lee Adams.

"Without passing judgement, [Baichwal] develops an extraordinary perspective, both moral and aesthetic."

– Brian D. Johnson, Macleans magazine

"Baichwal give us a provocative look at the way meaning is created in the mind of the viewer."

– John Harkness, NOW magazine

"Unlike most bio-documentaries, Baichwal explores her subject with integrity, guts and a critical eye."

– Take one, Film & Television in Canada