The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
Watch TrailerPortrait 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.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2017 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Errol Morris |
| Runtime | 76 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.8/10 (23 votes) |
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Errol Morris crafts a gentle, intimate dialogue with an artist for whom photography is an act of preserving human connection. The giant Polaroids become windows into past lives, and Elsa's narration is filled with wit and hard-earned wisdom.
What lingers after the film ends is a profound appreciation for the simple magic of seeing and being seen. It’s a celebration of a life dedicated not to fame, but to the honest craft of portraiture. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Errol Morris
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In a quiet setting, free from distractions, to absorb each story fully.
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