WYNN BULLOCK, PHOTOGRAPHER

is a meditation on the life and photographs of a great American photographer. Using footage gathered in the lat six months of his life, this film interweaves Bullock's personal reflections about his creative search as a photographer with the struggle that he and his family face in dealing with terminal cancer. As a featured artist in the historic "Family of Man" exhibition, Bullock gained international acclaim for his work, and later became a technical and aesthetic pioneer in the photographic medium. In this intimate film portrait, we glimpse an extraordinarily gifted and dedicated human being whose love of life led him to accept his own impending death. Director and Producer, Thom Tyson; Associate Producer, Peter Thompson; Cinematographer, Jon Else. Editors, Nina Toumanoff, Ann Hershey. 16mm film, color, 28 minutes. 1978. Recipient of the FILMEX Cine Golden Eagle, 1980. Distributed the the United States State Department and the International Communications Agency to American counselates and embassies, world-wide. Available in video, Fall 2000.

FROM REVIEWS

"Through skillful editing, the film presents the bare bones of Bullock’s concepts, simplified so that anyone can embrace and understand them. Even a stranger to Bullock cannot escape the sense that the subject of this film is more complex than the mere introduction to his thoughts in the film indicates. The perceptive will see the depth of Bullock in his magnificent photographs, dramatically displayed throughout the film by means of a computerized animation technique developed expressly for this production. The film is a small masterpiece, for which all who loved Bullock and his work will be gratified. For generations to come, there exists an essence of the man and his work that can be shared with students, artists, film connoisseurs and a world of people who will be interested in the intimate glimpse of a unique creative personality." --Joan Murray, ARTWEEK, September 15, 1975