“War photographer Lynsey Addario and supermodel Karen Elson testify to her ground-breaking spirit.”
— Stylist
Capturing Lee Miller
by Teresa Griffiths • 2020 • 60’ • UK
Credits
Director:
Teresa Griffiths
Producer:
Rachel Hooper
Best known for her self-portrait in Hitler’s bath, Lee Miller’s life was as extraordinary as her photos. A Vogue model and artists’ muse, she bewitched men by her beauty, but easily held her own in the company of Man Ray and Pablo Picasso. She picked up a camera and became the only female combat photographer in Europe during WW2. Today, she is celebrated as one of the most important photographers of the 20th Century.
Awards & Festivals
Rose d’Or Award
— Best Art & Culture Documentary
BAFTA Television
— Best Directing: Factual
— Best Editing: Factual
DocAviv Film Festival 2020
Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival 2021
Salem Film Festival 2021
International Photography Festival of Castilla y León 2021
UE Human Rights Film Days 2021
Reviews
“War photographer Lynsey Addario and supermodel Karen Elson testify to her ground-breaking spirit.”
— Stylist
Filmmaker’s Biography
Teresa Griffiths has been working in film and television for more than 20 years. She began her career working in the Arts Department at the BBC and has also worked for Channel 4. She has made single broadcast documentaries on a range of arts subjects, and has also retraced the footsteps of Cortes in Mexico for a feature length C4 history special. Teresa has also crossed the Sahara with desert nomads and has made drama documentaries for the Museum of Islamic Art and the Qatar Foundation.
