She shot everyone from Dior to dock workers — and almost nobody knows her name.
In nearly a century, Sabine Weiss (1924-2021) has left behind a monumental and eclectic work: thousands of faces, collections of the greatest fashion designers in prestigious magazines, a Parisian working-class now disappeared, photoreports around the world… By focusing on the margins of society, she was an exceptional witness of the 20th century. For the first time, a film draws the portrait of this hard-worker artist and captures the last words of the greatest female figure of the Humanist photography (Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson).
Direction
Ménager captures Weiss's final reflections with intimate restraint.
Cinematography
Her original prints breathe — grain, shadow, and stolen moments.
Production
Archival fashion work rivals any fictional period piece.
Director
Camille Ménager
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Weiss only gained major recognition in her 90s; this documentary premiered months before her death at 97.
She was the last living member of the Humanist photography movement — this film preserves a vanishing witness.
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