The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia
The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia
2002, English. Directed by Jennifer Baichwal.
The meaning of art itself comes into question in this documentary about Shelby Lee Adams' controversial photos of families in Appalachia.
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- 1h 15m
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- English
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- 7 September 2002
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If you liked The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia, try Heart of a Dog, In the Realms of the Unreal, Feminists: What Were They Thinking?.
Who directed The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia?
The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia (2002) was directed by Jennifer Baichwal and stars Shelby Lee Adams, Chad Baker, Donnie Benton.