The poster for "About Face."
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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders‘ latest documentary, About Face, made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last week, and the rosy reviews have started pouring in. A few excerpts:
Variety: Besides its bevy of gravity-defying beauties, “About Face” provides a window into the very insecurities to which models are supposed to be immune: They were supposed to act, walk and pose as though they’re the most glorious things ever born, and to try and believe it. But judging by the very likable subjects of Greenfield-Sanders’ film, they’re beset by the same uncertainties as the rest of us mortals. Read more: “About Face: The Supermodels, Then and Now”
The Hollywood Reporter: …Greenfield-Sanders, a portrait photographer and filmmaker who directed The Black List for HBO, clearly adores his subjects, whose careers spanned the 1940s through the ‘80s. They reveal a self-esteem that in many cases seems to have eluded them in their famous heydays. And they also present hard evidence against society’s decree that post-50 is not a sexually viable age for women, to paraphrase one of these runway survivors.
In addition to the candid interviews, shot with Greenfield-Sanders’ customary elegance, the film digs up to-die-for archive material from designer shows and fashion shoots, some going back to the dawn of advertising. Read more: “Isabella Rossellini, Jerry Hall, Marisa Berenson, Christie Brinkley and Cheryl Tiegs are among the celebrated models who reflect on their careers and on getting older in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ captivating group portrait.”
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Click to watch Krista Smith of Vanity Fair discuss "About Face" with Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.
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About Face, as I’ve mentioned here before, derived from an assignment Timothy shot for Vanity Fair, which in turn inspired him to shoot a series of portraits (titled “Supermodels of the 70s and 80s”) that were exhibited at the Steven Kasher Gallery last year.
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A screenshot of Timothy's page at the Steven Kasher Gallery website. Click to see more.
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“I have always been interested in how we deal with aging in our hopelessly ‘youth oriented’ society,” Timothy explained in the exhibition’s press release. “These women, now in their fifties, were once the reigning queens of American beauty. As ultimate icons of world-wide marketing, I knew their stories would be extraordinary and I wanted to hear what they had to say. For the portraits, I used my 8×10 Deardorff and also filmed a documentary of interviews and mise-en-scene.” Read more: “Supermodels of the 70s and 80s” exhibition press release
More About Face reviews and press:
Vogue.com: http://www.vogue.com/parties/sundance-opening-weekend-parties/
Women’s Wear Daily: http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/catwalk-chronicles-5414237
Elle.com: http://fashion.elle.com/culture/2012/01/23/sundance-happenings/
HuffingtonPost.com: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/live-from-sundance-film-f_b_1227669.html
YouTube Studio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-C7lC0Lgdo
Getty Images: http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=137218155&EditorialProduct= Entertainment
ElleUK.com: http://www.elleuk.com/star-style/news/models-talk-aging-and-the-industry
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Raves for Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ “About Face”
The poster for "About Face."
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Timothy Greenfield-Sanders‘ latest documentary, About Face, made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last week, and the rosy reviews have started pouring in. A few excerpts:
Variety: Besides its bevy of gravity-defying beauties, “About Face” provides a window into the very insecurities to which models are supposed to be immune: They were supposed to act, walk and pose as though they’re the most glorious things ever born, and to try and believe it. But judging by the very likable subjects of Greenfield-Sanders’ film, they’re beset by the same uncertainties as the rest of us mortals. Read more: “About Face: The Supermodels, Then and Now”
The Hollywood Reporter: …Greenfield-Sanders, a portrait photographer and filmmaker who directed The Black List for HBO, clearly adores his subjects, whose careers spanned the 1940s through the ‘80s. They reveal a self-esteem that in many cases seems to have eluded them in their famous heydays. And they also present hard evidence against society’s decree that post-50 is not a sexually viable age for women, to paraphrase one of these runway survivors.
In addition to the candid interviews, shot with Greenfield-Sanders’ customary elegance, the film digs up to-die-for archive material from designer shows and fashion shoots, some going back to the dawn of advertising. Read more: “Isabella Rossellini, Jerry Hall, Marisa Berenson, Christie Brinkley and Cheryl Tiegs are among the celebrated models who reflect on their careers and on getting older in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ captivating group portrait.”
.
Click to watch Krista Smith of Vanity Fair discuss "About Face" with Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.
.
About Face, as I’ve mentioned here before, derived from an assignment Timothy shot for Vanity Fair, which in turn inspired him to shoot a series of portraits (titled “Supermodels of the 70s and 80s”) that were exhibited at the Steven Kasher Gallery last year.
.
A screenshot of Timothy's page at the Steven Kasher Gallery website. Click to see more.
.
“I have always been interested in how we deal with aging in our hopelessly ‘youth oriented’ society,” Timothy explained in the exhibition’s press release. “These women, now in their fifties, were once the reigning queens of American beauty. As ultimate icons of world-wide marketing, I knew their stories would be extraordinary and I wanted to hear what they had to say. For the portraits, I used my 8×10 Deardorff and also filmed a documentary of interviews and mise-en-scene.” Read more: “Supermodels of the 70s and 80s” exhibition press release
More About Face reviews and press:
Vogue.com: http://www.vogue.com/parties/sundance-opening-weekend-parties/
Women’s Wear Daily: http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/catwalk-chronicles-5414237
Elle.com: http://fashion.elle.com/culture/2012/01/23/sundance-happenings/
HuffingtonPost.com: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marshall-fine/live-from-sundance-film-f_b_1227669.html
YouTube Studio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-C7lC0Lgdo
Getty Images: http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?EventId=137218155&EditorialProduct= Entertainment
ElleUK.com: http://www.elleuk.com/star-style/news/models-talk-aging-and-the-industry
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