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A Photographic Memory
Directed by
Rachel Elizabeth Seed
Not Rated
2024
87m
Documentary
,
Biography
7.3
100%
10.0
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A filmmaker ventures into the archives of her photographer mother to construct a personal story of love, loss, and finding someone in the work they leave behind.
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Cast of A Photographic Memory
Rachel Elizabeth Seed
Director / Writer / Producer / Director Of Photography
Maida Lynn
Executive Producer
Matthew Perniciaro
Producer
Michael Sherman
Producer
Sigrid Dyekjær
Producer
Judith Helfand
Consulting Producer
Kirsten Johnson
Executive Producer
Robina Riccitiello
Executive Producer
Hinda Gilbert
Executive Producer
Beth Levison
Producer
Corie Adjmi
Executive Producer
Betsy Sokolow-Sherman
Executive Producer
Charlie Taberle
Executive Producer
Brian Wallis
Consulting Producer
Grace Remington
Producer
Joseph Michael Lopez
Director Of Photography
Eileen Meyer
Editor
Christopher Stoudt
Editor
Tyler Hubby
Editor
Will Garofalo
Editor
A Photographic Memory Ratings & Reviews
Chicago Reader
Kat Sachs
It attempts to close the gap between the filmmaker and her mother and, in the process, does so between the viewers and her mother, an artist gone before her time.
Los Angeles Times
Robert Abele
This poetic gem is a journey from the weight of absence to the serenity of presence, thanks in no small part to the inquisitive, gifted woman pulled from obscurity: Sheila Turner-Seed, whose life was short but full and worth revitalizing.
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
Without playing with anyone's life, "A Photographic Memory" makes beautiful sense of the connections between mother and daughter, work and love and other mysteries.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Although it might seem familiar in concept, this documentary about artistic legacies and family bonds is quietly powerful on multiple levels.
Third Coast Review
Steven Prokopy
Rachel Seed might not have been the ideal candidate to make this movie, but it's clear she needed to do it more than any outside creative might have...
Not That Rob Thomas (Substack)
Rob Thomas
"A Photographic Memory" is an achingly personal film about Rachel's attempts to stitch together a new kind of memory from those archival materials, to not just understand a woman she never knew but to somehow feel her mother's presence within her.
Vague Visages
Q.V. Hough
"Some minor continuity issues in 'A Photographic Memory' point to the first-time director's lack of experience, yet they oddly work in favor of the established mood and tone via the (mostly) outstanding editing."
Film Threat
Bradley Gibson
Watching the doc is a dizzying experience, deep and rich with photos and fascinating cultural notes from the '60s and '70s.
Maven's Nest
Nora Lee Mandel
Few daughters who lose mothers at a young age would have such a wealth of fascinating written, audio, visual material and the diligence to uncover, digitize, and edit together such a touching and insightful tribute to fill in the gaps of personal memory.
Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)
Marya E. Gates
The result is a haunting and poetic film about the ties that bind, a loving portrait of a mother she never knew, and an insightful examination of the limitations placed on creative women in the 20th century.
Nonfics (Substack)
Christopher Campbell
Her story is marvelous, and her daughter's earnest exploration and emotional tribute add up to a wonderful way of sharing that story.
New York Times
Alissa Wilkinson
It's a film that captures the unsettling sensation of reaching middle age, knowing the length of the road ahead is uncertain but certainly shorter than it's ever been, and not being able to see past the age your parent was upon death.
IndieWire
David Ehrlich
Pre-ordained as Seed's conclusion might feel, it's plenty affecting to watch her get there.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
A poignant and illuminating journey.
POV Magazine
Marc Glassman
A Photographic Memory is an intimate film, replete with memories of a woman who was an intrepid journalist, capable documentary photographer and fine essayist.
Washington City Paper
Alan Zilberman
If this film leaves us wanting to know about the filmmaker and her subject, there must be solace in how its bittersweet lack of resolution mirrors anyone who attempts to make sense of loss.
Variety
Carlos Aguilar
Beyond the wealth of resources at her disposal, it's the consistently meta and thematically relevant formal ingenuity Seed shrewdly deploys that make her debut a sumptuous piece of nonfiction.
RogerEbert.com
Robert Daniels
Seed's elusive film is a haunting portrait-nimble in execution and startling in its poignancy-that introduces her mother to a new generation.
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