A Photographic Memory

Monday, June 30, 2025

Special Events

  • Mon Jun 30 : 

    Filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed in person with special guests at 7:00 p.m.

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Monday, June 30 at 7:00 p.m.:  Filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed in person with special guests

IFC Center presents a special encore screening of one of the highlights of DOC NYC 2024.
 
Filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed was only 18 months old when her mother, renowned journalist Sheila Turner Seed, unexpectedly passed away. Driven by a desire to uncover what she left behind, Seed embarks on a journey to meet with people whose lives were touched by her mother. Using audio and photographic archives from her mother’s career, A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY is an investigation into the archive in search of remnants of a loved one, reconstructing their image in an attempt to get to know them. Sheila’s intimate interviews with famous photographers including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, Lisette Model and Bruce Davidson, among others, are brought to life via Rachel’s reimaginings, further immersing us into Sheila’s world as mother and daughter’s worlds merge in unexpected ways.

Official selection: DOC NYC

  • Country USA
  • Running Time 85 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Zeitgeist Films
  • Director Rachel Elizabeth Seed
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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