Comment by David Rubin   05.01.2008

A beautiful and profoundly moving introduction to the life and artistic development of photographer Joanne Leonard. Told entirely through images from her own work and in Joanne’s unpretentious yet confident narrative voice, this short film shows her discovering new realities that inform her ever-expanding vision. It also shows her struggling through difficult periods in her own development and transforming those struggles into powerful and evocative works of art. Her growth as a woman, a parent, a feminist, a distinguished academic, and, most important, as an artist in the media of photography and photo collage are just glimpsed in this short film, and should make every viewer want to learn much more about the life and work of Joanne Leonard, which you can do by reading and “seeing” her wonderful book, “Being in Pictures.”