The story of the pioneering 19th-century photographer Eadweard Muybridge, who changed the world with his camera. A key character in the history of cinema, this author of iconic moving image sequences had a complicated life and inspired artists from different fields. The film features, among others, actor Gary Oldman, a collector and enthusiast of his work. Winner of the 2022 Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay.
Marc Shaffer
Award-winning American documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist, Marc Shaffer has been active for more than two decades. His main works are television documentaries, produced for major broadcasters such as PBS, National Geographic, and Al Jazeera. He directed Interrogating Saddam (2010), American Jerusalem: Jews and the Making of San Francisco (2013), and Broken Dreams: The Boeing 787 (2014).
