Finding Vivian Maier

Finding Vivian Maier

Promotional poster
Directed by
  • John Maloof
  • Charlie Siskel
Produced by
  • John Maloof
  • Charlie Siskel
Screenplay by
  • John Maloof
  • Charlie Siskel
Starring
Narrated by John Maloof
Music by J. Ralph
Cinematography John Maloof
Edited by Aaron Wickenden
Production
company
Ravine Pictures
Distributed by IFC Films
Release dates
  • September 9, 2013 (2013-09-09) (TIFF)
  • March 28, 2014 (2014-03-28) (United States)
Running time
 84 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language
  • English
  • French
Box office $2.2 million[2]

Finding Vivian Maier is a 2013 American documentary film about the photographer Vivian Maier, written, directed and produced by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel and executive produced by Jeff Garlin.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Maier was a French-American woman who worked most of her life as a nanny and housekeeper to a multitude of Chicago families. She carried a camera everywhere she went,[9] but Maier's photographic legacy was largely unknown during her lifetime. She died in 2009.[10]

The film documents how Maloof discovered her work and, after her death, uncovered her life through interviews with people who knew her. Maloof had purchased a box of photo negatives at a 2007 Chicago auction, then scanned the images and put them on the Internet. News articles began to come out about Maier and a Kickstarter campaign for the documentary was soon underway.[11]

The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2013. It was shown in cinemas, and was released on DVD in November 2014.[12] It won various awards, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 87th Academy Awards.[13]


Selected cast

Accolades

References

  1. ↑ "Finding Vivian Maier (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. June 25, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Finding Vivian Maier (2014) - Box Office Mojo".
  3. ↑ "‘Finding Vivian Maier’ Reveals Life of Mysterious Street Photographer", Variety (magazine). Accessed 7 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Candid Camera", The New Yorker. Accessed 7 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Finding Vivian Maier Is a Fascinating Tale of the Street Photographer", The Village Voice. Accessed 7 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nanny Strangest: On "Finding Vivian Maier"", The Wall Street Journal. Accessed 7 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Recluse nanny turns out to be photography genius", New York Post. Accessed 7 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "A Mystery Woman’s Eye on the World: A Documentary Looks at the Photographer Vivian Maier", The New York Times. Accessed 7 August 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/01/16/finding_vivian_maier_nominated_for_best_documentary_it_was_one_of_the_worst.html
  10. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/17/finding-vivian-maier-documentary-review
  11. ↑ "The Nanny as Sphinx, Weaving Enigmatic Magic on the Sly", The New York Times. Accessed 19 August 2015.
  12. ↑ Lyne, Charlie (19 November 2014). "Finding Vivian Maier out now on DVD". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "2015 Oscar Nominations: Imitation Game, Meryl Streep, Still Alice & More". Out Magazine.
  14. 1 2 "Announcing The 37th Portland International Film Festival’s Alaska Airlines Audience Awards", Northwest Film Center. Accessed 7 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "TCFF10 Award Winners", Traverse City Film Festival. Accessed 7 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Exposing Vivian Maier's Secret Life and Private Passion", Miami International Film Festival. Accessed 7 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "25th Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces Festival Winners", Palm Springs International Film Society. Accessed 7 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "‘Broken Circle Breakdown,’ ‘Finding Vivian Maier’ Among Palm Springs Film Fest Winners", Variety (magazine). Accessed 7 August 2014.

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