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| Directed by | Rachel Elizabeth Seed |
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| Music by | Mary Lattimore |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $28,965[1][2] |
A Photographic Memory is a 2024 American documentary film, directed, written, and produced by Elizabeth Rachel Seed. It follows Seed as she attempts to piece together a portrait of her mother, journalist, Sheila Turner-Seed.
It had its world premiere at the True/False Film Festival on March 1, 2024.
Premise
[edit]Rachel Elizabeth Seed attempts to piece together a portrait of her mother, journalist, Sheila Turner-Seed, who died unexpectedly when she was eighteen months old. Uncovering her archive filled with interviews of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks, W. Eugene Smith, Roman Vishniac, Cornell Capa and Bruce Davidson, immersing Seed into her world.
Release
[edit]It had its world premiere at the True/False Film Festival on March 1, 2024.[3] It also screened at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival,[4] Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[5] and DOC NYC.[6] In March 2025, Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber acquired distribution rights to the film.[7]
Reception
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 18 critics' reviews are positive.[8]
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 90 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "A Photographic Memory – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
- ↑ "A Photographic Memory". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
- ↑ Danielsen, Aarik (February 7, 2024). "This year's True/False Film Fest lineup is set. Get a preview before you reserve seats". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ↑ "A Photographic Memory". Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ↑ "A Photographic Memory". Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ↑ "A Photographic Memory". DOC NYC. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ↑ Carey, Matthew (March 7, 2025). "Zeitgeist Films & Kino Lorber Acquire Award-Winning Documentary 'A Photographic Memory,' Plan Summer Release". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ↑ "A Photographic Memory". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
- ↑ "A Photographic Memory". Metacritic. Retrieved February 1, 2026.