Each year the "Picture Man" photographer Shelby Lee Adams, returns to the place of his childhood to photograph stark and striking family portraits of the Appalachian mountain people. In an unsettling yet sensitive way, Wolfgang Hastert's film follows Shelby's footsteps through remote areas of rural Kentucky, discovering a reclusive world of mystery, sorrow and love tangled within strong familial bonds. Warm-hearted and dramatic, this compelling portrait of a small American subculture gives voice to an estranged and private world.
Check out this director's website. He has a number of interesting movies...
carcruncher 1 year ago
The one on Netflix is "The True Meaning of Pictures", which was made after this MASTERPIECE!
carcruncher 1 year ago
It's available thru netflix, if you haven't found it yet.
curlytoes79 1 year ago
Where can I watch or buy this full documentary? I really love Shelby Lee Adams and would love to see it. It looks so well done.
paintingangels 2 years ago