FINDING VIVIAN MAIER

You may remember quite some time back that I published a post about the street photographer 

Viven Maier & her amazing story. 

If you don't remember you can check it out here.  If you have been as fascinated (or now find yourself as fascinated) as I have been, you will probably want to know about the film

Finding Viven Maier.

The film is a documentary tracing the life of Viven Maier & the remarkable discovery of this unknown photographers's astounding collection of work. It  made its debut at the DOC NYC Festival in New York in 2013 & has made the rounds of other film festivals both nationally & internationally. Now at long last it will be opening in theaters in the US at the end of March.

I have been waiting with great anticipation for this film to come out & cannot wait to see it.

You can view a trailer below.

A list of play dates & locations has been listed on the Viven Maier Facebook page, where others will hopefully be added.  I am posting it below, & it looks like Atlanta is the closest place for me to view it, unless I find myself back in Boston in April. 

Please, let me know if any of you share my interest & are hoping to have a chance to see this film.

The Amazing Photography of Vivian Maier

While scrolling aimlessly around the internet, I came upon the link to "Vivina Maier - Her Discovered Work"  & from that moment on, I was hooked. This website chronicles the fascinating story of an extraordinary body of work almost lost to history.

The photographs of Vivian Maier are stunning & the unfolding of her mysterious story absolutely fascinating.

A very private woman, Maier, lived & worked as a Nanny while pursuing her art as a street photographer in what must have been, every possible second of her spare time.

The enormous amount of work, that she had accumulated over the years, was discovered, by chance, by a young man, named John Maloof. It is Maloof, who now finds himself the custodian of this amazing artist's work & legacy.

There are a book & a documentary film in the works & the first American exhibition featuring her work can be seen at  The Chicago Cultural Center until the 3rd of April.

This fascinating story has already caused a sensation, but it was new to me. If you are like me, & knew nothing about Maier, then you owe it to yourself, to watch the clip above & by all means visit the website. 

I am sure that you will be just as captivated as I have been.




Thanks Arctic Mom for leading me to this.