

The Picture Taker
Overview
From his Memphis studio, Ernest Withers’ nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by decades of secret FBI service revealed only after his death. Was he a friend of the civil rights community, or enemy—or both?
Year 2022
Studio Realization Pictures, K2 Pictures, Ark Media, ITVS
Director Phil Bertelsen
Crew Phil Bertelsen (Director), Keith Walker (Director of Photography), Leslie Fields-Cruz (Executive Producer), Phil Bertelsen (Producer), Lois Vossen (Executive Producer), Tony Decaneas (Executive Producer)
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Language English