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Nov 28, 2019 · Martha: A Picture Story: Directed by Selina Miles. With Colin Cassidy, Martha Cooper. In 1970s New York, photographer Martha Cooper captured some of the first images of graffiti at a time when the city had declared war on it.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Selina Miles
- 2019-11-28
Mar 12, 2021 · You're going to fall in love with Martha Cooper, one of the most ebullient subjects ever to be captured in a documentary. And director Selina Miles matches the energy of her subject and of her subject's subject—street art like graffiti and hip hop—with exceptionally dynamic cinematic technique. Cooper is a photographer.
This documentary highlights the life and work of photographer Martha Cooper, who captured the graffiti and street art movement in the '70s and '80s. Watch trailers & learn more.
- Selina Miles
Mar 16, 2021 · “Martha: A Picture Story” turns the camera around on Martha Cooper, a photographer who captured the era when graffiti-covered subway cars crisscrossed New York, and who was among the...
Selina Miles' film is a vibrant portrait of photographer Martha Cooper, who in 1970s New York, captured the first images of graffiti appearing on the city's subway carriages.
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- Documentary
- Selina Miles
In the 1970’s, as the boroughs of New York City burned, she worked as a photographer for the New York Post, seeking images of creativity and play where others saw crime and poverty. As a result, she captured some of the first images of New York graffiti, at a time when the city had declared war on this new culture.
Apr 25, 2019 · Documentarian Selina Miles' feature-length debut 'Martha' celebrates Martha Cooper, the unlikely chronicler of New York's subway-graffiti heyday.
