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The True Meaning Of Pictures Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia

Shelby Lee Adams has been photographing the eastern Kentucky Appalachian mountain people for thirty years. Accused of perpetuating stereotypes, Adams is said to exploit her subjects. This documentary explores the controversy.

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  • "Shelby Lee Adams has been photographing the eastern Kentucky Appalachian mountain people for thirty years. Accused of perpetuating stereotypes, Adams is said to exploit her subjects. This documentary explores the controversy."@en
  • "Retrospective of the work of photographer Shelby Lee Adams and his photos of the people of Appalachia; discusses the controversies that surround his work and the nature of art."
  • "Explores the controversy surrounding the work of American photographer, Shelby Lee Adams, who has been criticized for his depiction of the Kentucky Appalachian inhabitants as hillbillies, accused of perpetuating stereotypes and exploiting his subjects. Jennifer Baichwal tells the true stories behind the faces in Adams' photos."@en
  • "Shelby Lee Adams has been photographing the eastern Kentucky Appalachian mountain people for thirty years, and has been both praised and derided for his portraits of impoverished Appalachian families. Accused of perpetuating stereotypes and exploiting his subjects, this documentary explores the controversy as the director allows Adams, his critics and the subjects of his work to speak their minds."@en
  • "In modern art, the lines between acceptable and exploitative are becoming more and more blurred. For over thirty years, the contemporary photographer Shelby Lee Adams has been both acclaimed and criticized for his depiction of the Kentucky Appalachian inhabitants as hillbillies. Documentarian Jennifer Baichwal, turns her accomplished eye to another fascinating topic, embarking on a mission to tell the true stories behind the faces in Adams' photos."@en
  • "In modern art, the lines between acceptable and exploitative are becoming more and more blurred. For over thirty years, the contemporary photographer Shelby Lee Adams has been both acclaimed and criticized for his depiction of the Kentucky Appalachian inhabitants as hillbillies. Documentarian Jennifer Baichwal, turns her accomplished eye to another fascinating topic, embarking on a mission to tell the true stories behind the faces in Adams' photos."
  • "Introduction to the work of photographer Shelby Lee Adams who devoted 30 years of his life to visiting and making portraits of families living in Appalachia, those who have been misrepresented in the media and derogatorily referred to as "hillbillies"."@en
  • ""Born in Eastern Kentucky, [Shelby Lee] Adams has devoted 30 years of his life to visiting and making portraits of families living in Appalachia, those who have been misrepresented in the media and derogatorily referred to as 'hillbillies' ... [The film] also delves into the controversy that surrounds Adams' work, with hot debate amongst the critics, and revealing commentary from his friends and subjects ... along the way, we get to know both Adams and the extraordinary people who stand in front of his camera."--Container."@en

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  • "Nonfiction films"@en
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  • "Documentary films"@en
  • "Biography"@en
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