The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
“The camera is magic”
Documentary
Portrait photographer Elsa Dorfman found her medium in 1980: the larger-than-life Polaroid Land 20x24 camera. For the next thirty-five years, she captured the “surfaces” of those who visited 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.
VIBE
A gentle, intimate look at a photographer's life's work. It feels like flipping through a cherished photo album, a quiet reflection on faces, moments, and the passage of time. A warm, contemplative experience.
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